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Encyclopedia > Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards is a large Federation shipyard in synchronous orbit over Utopia Planitia on Mars in the 24th century. The facility is known for the development and construction of starships and its dry dock facilities. The facility includes a number of drydocks and space stations, as well as several large drafting rooms for starship design. (TNG: "Booby Trap," VOY: "Relativity") Notable ships produced by the shipyard include the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), the USS Galaxy (NCC-70637), the USS Defiant (NCC-74205, ex-NX-74205), the USS Voyager (NCC-74656) and the USS Sao Paulo (NCC-75633). Captain Benjamin Sisko served at Utopia Planitia for two years from 2367 to 2369, overseeing the development of the Defiant class starship. In 2371, the starship Fredrickson (NCC-42111) underwent a refit at Utopia Planitia. In the fictional Star Trek universe, the United Federation of Planets is a federation of more than 150 member planets and thousands of colonies, based in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants of the Milky Way galaxy. ... Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ... A synchronous orbit is an orbit in which an orbiting body (usually a satellite) has a period equal to the average rotational period of the body being orbited (usually a planet), and in the same direction of rotation as that body. ... PIA00571: Ice on Mars Utopia Planitia Again (NASA/JPL) Utopia Planitia is the location where the Viking 2 Mars lander landed and first explored on September 3, 1976. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... This article is about the vehicle for interstellar travel. ... U.S. Navy submarine USS Greeneville in dry dock following collision with a fishing boat. ... USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) is the name of the Galaxy class Federation starship that is the principal setting of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... A Galaxy Class Starship USS Galaxy (NCC-70637) was the pathfinder of its class in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... For the Original Series ship, see: USS_Defiant_(NCC-1764) The USS Defiant (NX-74205) is the lead ship of an experimental class of starship design in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... The USS Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid class starship The USS Voyager (NCC-74656) is an Intrepid class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe and was the primary setting of the television program Star Trek: Voyager. ... Benjamin Lafayette Sisko is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, played by Avery Brooks. ... The USS Defiant In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the Defiant class of starship is a variety of space-faring vessel used by Starfleet. ...


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  • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek WikiWiki
  • "Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards" at the Neutral Zone Starship Database

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The USS Galaxy is comissioned in the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards.
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Utopia - encyclopedia article about Utopia. (3720 words)
Although some authors has described their utopia with some sorts of practicality Practicalism is an informal term for ideologies that consider doctrines of "practicality," or "present feasibility" as superior to those of idealized concepts or virtues.
A global utopia of world peace is often seen as one of the possible inevitable endings of history.
Religious utopias, perhaps expansively described as a garden of delights, existence free of worry amid streets paved with gold, in a bliss of enlightenment enjoying nearly godlike powers, are often a reason for perceiving benefit in remaining faithful to a religion, and an incentive for converting new members.
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