Project Genesis

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Project Genesis (also called the Genesis Project) was a scientific research project focused on creating inhabitable planets out of uninhabitable ones. Project Genesis was named after Genesis, the first book of the human bible, in which God created Earth and the human race. The project was led by Dr. Carol Marcus and her son, Dr. David Marcus.

In 2284, the Federation provided funds for the project, allowing operations to begin on the Regula I laboratory. (ST roleplay module: All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook))

In the 2280s the team created a Genesis matrix in a cavern on Regula II, and designed a prototype Genesis torpedo. This torpedo was later detonated by Khan Noonien Singh in the Mutara Nebula. This detonation created an entire star system, complete with a class M planet. However, protomatter was used, and the resulting planet was not stable, and exploded only a few weeks after its creation. (TOS movies: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

In the Mirror Universe, Project Genesis was canceled by Emperor Spock when it reached stage two. However, stage two became the cornerstone for Memory Omega, a project the Emperor had created to save the collective knowledge of the Terran Empire. (Star Trek: Mirror Universe novel: The Sorrows of Empire)