The Vostok Academy was a facility constructed on the planet Mercury at some point in the 22nd century. It continued to be a valuable facility for Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets for the next two hundred years.
History[]
In 2381, during the destruction of numerous warp-capable ships around the galaxy by the Totality, Starfleet Command transferred its posting to the Vostok Academy, as the world's proximity to Sol's gravity seemed to prevent any manifestation by the dark matter-based lifeform. (TOS novel: Captain's Glory)
- Vostok Academy was most probably named after Vostok 1, which carried the first man in space.