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Memory Alpha was first in a series of outpost facilities that were created to house the whole of the Federation's extensive library of knowledge. Memory Alpha was created specifically as an open, undefended center of knowledge of the Federation and the galaxy. It is located in the Alpha Quadrant. (TOS episode: "The Lights of Zetar"; ST reference: Star Charts)

Memory Alpha was located on a planetoid in what is referred to as the Memory Alpha system, in the Teneebia sector, within the Alpha Centauri sector block region of space. (ST video game: Star Trek Online)

In the late 23rd century, the archives recorded the names of 2,493 space-faring races that had been known throughout history. (FASA RPG module: The Orions: Book of Common Knowledge)

HistoryEdit

Lieutenant T'Laen of the USS Lovell prepared a request to access Memory Alpha's computers to search for information on a mysterious wave affecting Vanguard in 2265. (SCE eBook: Distant Early Warning)

After an attack on it by beings from Zetar, the Symphony Alpha complex was also built on its surface, headed by Commissioner Mira Romaine. (TOS video game: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Strategic Command)

During the time when Memory Alpha was out of commission due to the Zetar attack, a new outpost named Memory Prime was created to help protect and decentralize the model of Federation library facilties after the great loss of the Alpha archive. During this time, the expensive plans to bring Memory Alpha back online as a sister facility ran into major holdups and was sometimes jokingly referred to as "Memory Omega". (TOS novel: Memory Prime)

Memory Alpha, along with Starbase 218, was a destination of the USS Prague during a cadet training cruise in 2346. (TNG novel: Losing the Peace)

In 2374, Jadzia Dax consulted Memory Alpha for information on the Grigari. (DS9 video game: The Fallen)

Sometime prior to her assignment to the USS da Vinci, Dr. Carol Abramowitz was offered a research posting on Memory Alpha, which she ultimately declined. (SCE eBook: Foundations, Book Three)

Chi Namthot of Memory Alpha had made extensive research notes on the Iconian Gateways prior to 2376. (DS9 novel: Gateways)

In 2377, Ro Laren uplinked with both Memory Alpha and the Bajoran Central Archives when researching Iliana Ghemor. (DS9 novel: Fearful Symmetry)

After the death of Shinzon, researchers at Memory Alpha completed a study to determine what would have happened if the mad Praetor had not been stopped. The published preliminary analysis revealed that both the Alpha and Beta quadrants would have been consumed by total thalaron war which would have made a new dark age that would have consumed and devastated entire civilizations. The aftermath would have resulted in surviving powers being too weak to challenge the Borg Collective. (TOS novel: Captain's Blood)

By 2409, Lieutenant Kirayoshi O'Brien, son of Starfleet engineer Miles O'Brien, was stationed at Memory Alpha. (ST video game: Star Trek Online)

ConnectionsEdit

Federation outposts
Various facilities	Epsilon Ceti Outpost • Outpost Hadrian • Science Outpost D5 • Outpost Seran T-1 • Two Dawns		Archives	Daystrom One • Memory Alpha • Memory Beta • Memory Gamma • Memory Delta • Memory Epsilon • Memory Prime • Symphony Alpha	Mining facilities	Beta Argola mining outpost (Beta Argola) • BorSitu Minor mining outpost (Borsitu Minor) • DSE-Grissom • Alpha • Beta • Gamma • Delta • Omicron • Theta • Epsilon
Planetary outposts	771 • Archanis IV research outpost (Archanis IV) • Babel Station (Babel) • Boradis III outpost (Boradis III) • Bunker (Earth) • Calder II outpost (Calder II) • Caleb IV outpost (Caleb IV) • Cestus III Outpost (Cestus III) • Darwin Genetic Research Station (Gagarin IV) • Delta VII outpost (Delta VII) • Elaphe Vulpina IX outpost (Elaphe Vulpina IX) • Ellison Research Outpost (Gateway) • Ennis Outpost • Eridian Vault (Eris) • Facility 18 (New Montana) • Fort Fed (Tenkara) • Haven Facility (Vesuvi VI) • Outpost Hunter (Delta Vega) • Ohniaka III outpost (Ohniaka III) • Obsidian outpost (Obsidian) • Prometheus Science Center • Setlik III outpost (Setlik III) • Sowtha depot (Sowtha) • Starfleet Headquarters (Earth) • Outpost T-22 (Kalandra Minor) • Thraz Outpost • Vostok Academy (Mercury) • ULAPG42821DB (Psi 2000)
Space station outposts	40 • 47 • 61 • Ariadne 1 • Asimov Center • Avogadro Center • Avril Station • Babel Orbital Center • Benecia Medical Station • BiblioTech 1 • Boundary 1 • Bova Center • Bradbury Center • Brahms Center • Brin Center • Brundage Point Listening Station • Clanhaven 1 • Cochrane Center • Chriton Center • Clark Center • Compassion 1 • Daystrom Center • Doppler Center • Espoir Station • Facility 4028 • Frege Center • Gamma Hydra 1 • Ipicran 1 • Gibson Center • Heinlein Center • Huxley Center • Station Kel-Artis • Linden Navigational Outpost • Manheim Temporal Research Facility • Maximus 1 • Mercy 1 • Mertens Orbital Research Station • Niven Center • Othello 1 • Parley Point 1 • Planck Center • Pournelle Center • Sagan Center • Sarak Center • Simmons Center • Soong Center • Terra 1 • Unitas 1 • Unity Point 1 • Ursis Load A-1 • Ursis Load B-1 • Verne Center • Welles Center
	Federation Defense Outposts	6 • 18 • 29 • 36 • 43 • 44 • 60 • 85 • 89 • 91 • 102 • 112 • 148 • 157 • 194 • 216 • 229 • 238 • 248 • 287 • 323 • 337 • 361 • 366 • 372 • 375 • 396 • 417 • 438 • 457 • 498 • 507 • 524 • 545 • 573 • 579 • 581 • 602 • 607 • 608 • 629 • 665 • 724 • 735 • 768 • 780 • 797 • 856 • 859 • 893 • 930 • 1038 • 1051 • 1121 • 1204 • 1237 • 1286 • 1317 • 1378 • 1426 • 1427 • 1428 • 1520			Outer Sector Defense Outposts	1 • 4
	Intelligence stations	Bargrik 1 • Bugblatter 1 • Charybdis 1 • Chimera 1 • Dragon Lady 1 • Fafnir 1 • Gammorah 1 • Ghidrah 1 • Grendel 1 • Gritchin 1 • Hyde 1 • Mothra 1 • Namu 1 • Nightmare 1 • Nosferatu 1 • Pennywise 1 • Polladori 1 • Poltergeist 1 • Raven 1 • Rodan 1 • Sasquatch 1 • Scylla 1 • Shadow 1 • Snark 1 • Tingler 1 • T'prelki 1 • Typhon 1 • Vermithrax 1 • Vlad 1 • Wief 1
	Romulan Neutral Zone Outposts	Earth Outpost Stations: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 32 • Foxtrot Outposts: I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • Quebec Outposts: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • Romeo Outposts: 1 • 2 • 3 • Sierra Outposts: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • Tango Outposts: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • Watchtowers: 13
	Gamma Outposts	7	Delta Outposts	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9	Epsilon Outposts	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11
	Deep space research facility	39	FCO Outposts	47	Jupiter Outposts	92 • Jupiter Station • Ganymede Station
	Processing facilities	057 • 156 • 295 • 406 • 409 • 645 • 684 • 786	Relay stations	47	Trading stations	549 • 680 • 1059 • 1080 • 8243 • 9400 • 9835 • 9874

External linkEdit

• Memory Alpha article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.