Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki

A friendly reminder regarding spoilers! At present the expanded Trek universe is in a period of major upheaval with the finale of Picard and the continuations of Discovery, Lower Decks, Prodigy and Strange New Worlds, the advent of new eras in Star Trek Online gaming, as well as other post-56th Anniversary publications such as the new ongoing IDW comic. Therefore, please be courteous to other users who may not be aware of current developments by using the {{spoiler}}, {{spoilers}} or {{majorspoiler}} tags when adding new information from sources less than six months old. Also, please do not include details in the summary bar when editing pages and do not anticipate making additions relating to sources not yet in release. 'Thank You

READ MORE

Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki
Register
Advertisement
GK20-comet-tail

Vacu-lators collecting gases from a comet’s tail

A vacu-lator was a piece of technology, an engineering tool in use by Starfleet engineers in the 23rd century. The portable device was used to collect gas samples from the vacuum of space.

The device consisted of a blocky base unit, sample hose and shoulder strap. It expelled minute quantities of air, providing just enough pressure that suction could be applied to draw in whatever material was nearby. It operated on a continuous cycle until its air supply was exhausted.

History[]

In 2267, Leonard McCoy and Montgomery Scott used vacu-lators to collect gas samples from the tail of Sanduy's Comet while the USS Enterprise maintained close proximity. McCoy ran out of samples during his analysis, requiring a second trip into the comet's tail to get more samples. (TOS comic: "A World Gone Mad")

Appendices[]

Appearance[]

Advertisement