Star Trek: TNG episode
"The Pegasus"
Episode no.	164
Prod. code	264
Airdate	January 10, 1994
Writer(s)	Ronald D. Moore
Director	Levar Burton
Guest star(s)	Terry O'Quinn Nancy Vawter
Year	2370
Stardate	47457.1
Episode chronology
Previous episode	"Parallels"
Next episode	"Homeward"

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The episode features one of William Riker's previous commanding officers, Admiral Erik Pressman (played by Terry O'Quinn), who may know the location of the USS Pegasus, a missing starship that they previously served aboard. The Enterprise is sent to locate the starship and salvage it if possible, but the Romulans are also trying to find it. William Thomas Riker is a fictitious character in the Star Trek universe played by Jonathan Frakes, who appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and all the movies focusing on the TNG characters. ... Terry OQuinn as John Locke in the Television Series Lost Terry OQuinn (Born: Terrance Quinn on July 15, 1952 in Newberry, Michigan, USA) is an American actor. ... USS Pegasus (NCC-53847) is a starship in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... The Romulans, a fictional race in the Star Trek universe, are descended from Vulcans and are characterized as being passionate, cunning, and opportunistic. ...

Trivia

• Scenes in "These Are the Voyages...", the final episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, are set during the events of this episode, as Riker uses the holodeck to explore the decisions of an Enterprise (NX-01) crew-member in the 22nd century to help him make a decision in the 24th century.
• Admiral Pressman makes reference to a secret division of Starfleet, which he is working for; fan speculation is that this may be Section 31.
• The plot of this episode was inspired by the story of the Philadelphia Experiment.

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External links

• The Pegasus at StarTrek.com
• The Pegasus at Memory-Alpha.org