Galactopedia U Section 1

THE TREKKER'S GALACTOPEDIA
by CAPTAIN MIKE

U SECTION 1: U through Uz.

Uajil.: Lyndak who contacted the people of New Ketira in 2289. ("Homeworld" [DC TOS vol.2 Annual #3]).
Ubeans.: Species or organization in the Delta Quadrant that maintains a prison. Wixiban spent a year in Ubean prison for smuggling contraband. ("Fair Trade" [VGR #56]).
Über-race.: Name given by historical theory to the powerful, star-spanning civilization that began to deposit criminals, unsavory individuals and political exiles on the planet Thallon several thousand years ago. At the time, the planet was believed to be a cold, infertile world. These people were sent to Thallon in large space arks, and were not expected to survive. The planet proved very fertile due to a store of pure energy within the planet from the Great Bird of the Galaxy. ("Into the Void" [Pocket NF #2]).
UESPA.: SEE: United Earth Space Probe Agency.
Ufandi III.: Planet, site where the Enterprise-D encountered an Yridian freighter carrying magnesite ore in 2370. ("Firstborn" [TNG #173]).
UFO.: Abbreviation for Unidentified Flying Object. Many sightings of spacecraft were classified as UFOs during Terra's 20th and 21st centuries, such as the sighting of the Enterprise in 1969 observed by air force planes or the 24th century Ferengi shuttle Quark's Treasure that crashed in the city of Roswell in 1947. With the advent of home video recording, many images of such craft were recorded, and while some are regarded as hoaxes, there is video footage of the time-displaced 24th century starship Voyager over the city of Los Angeles in 1996. ("Tomorrow Is Yesterday" [TOS #21]; "Little Green Men" [DS9 #80]; "Future's End" [VGR #50&51]).
UFP.: SEE: United Federation of Planets.
UHC Card.: Universal Health Care card, an official means of identification on 21st century Terra. ("Past Tense" [DS9 57&58]).
uhlan.: Junior rank in the Romulan guard. ("Unification" [TNG #107&108]).
Uhnari, Aquiel.: Haliian communications technician in Starfleet, formerly assigned to Relay Station 47. Uhnari served nine months on the station beginning in 2368, but was transferred after a tragic incident in which Kieth Rocha, her fellow officer on the station, was discovered to have been killed and replaced by a coalescent organism. In her time on Relay Station 47, Uhnari missed her homeworld of Halii very much. She enjoys reading gothic fiction and had a pet dog named Maura. During the investigation into Rocha's death, Uhnari became romantically involved with Geordi LaForge. Her last posting prior to Relay Station 47 had been on Deriben V. ("Aquiel" [TNG #139]).
Uhnari, Shiana.: Haliian, sister of Aquiel Uhnari. Aquiel corresponded over supspace frequently with Shiana while assigned to Relay Station 47, in one message expressing regret she wouldn't be able to sing the Horath at the Batarael celebration. ("Aquiel" [TNG #139]).
Uhura, Nyota.: Terran space officer, a astrotelemetrics and linguistics specialist. Uhura ended her career as a Captain, professor emeritus at Starfleet Academy and senior administrator of Starfleet Intelligence. Her previous assignments had included the starships Atlantica, Enterprise, Enterprise-A and Intrepid. Originating in the United States of Africa, Uhura's name means "freedom" in Swahili. Uhura was an accomplished singer and also a linguist, studying many different forms of communication. She was proficient in dozens of languages, and her doctoral thesis studying fast and more accurate translation of conflicting forms of communication helped to pave the way for the universal translators used by the Federation a century later. Uhura was first assigned to Kirk's command in 2264, replacing Lt. Alden as communications chief. She remained associated with the vessel through two five year missions before receiving a teaching assignment at Starfleet Academy, where she often found herself on assignment on Enterprise's cadet training cruises. Uhura was assigned to the starship Enterprise-A after the original was destroyed at Genesis. She served with that vessel until its retirement in 2293. During the Enterprise's first five-year mission, Uhura proved herself to be a competent and capable officer to Captain Kirk and the crew, distinguishing herself on several occasions. At one point, Uhura's memory was erased by the Nomad probe as an attempt to instill what that machine perceived as order on her supposedly chaotic mind. Dr. McCoy discovered that her original memories were simply disconnected from her conscious mind and used a series of reassociational teaching exercises to help her recover her mind over several weeks. ("The Corbomite Maneuver" [TOS #2]; "The Motion Picture" [Movie #1]). Played by Nichelle Nichols. The first name "Nyota" is not from any aired episode or film, but was originated in the Pocket novel series and allegedly had Gene Roddenberry's approval.
Uhura, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Decker-class heavy destroyer, Starfleet registry NCC-6008. (FASA Officer's Manual [TNG]).
Ukrainia, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Enterprise-class heavy cruiser. (FASA Officer's Manual [TNG]).
U'Lanai.: Crewperson on the starship Voyager, who was located by the main computer in the mess hall. ("The Haunting of Deck 12" [VGR]).
Ulani Belor.: Cardassian scientist. ("Destiny" [DS9 #61]). Played by Wendy Robie.
Ulia.: ("Metamorphosis" [Pocket TNG Giant #1]).
Ullians.: Humanoid race of telepaths charactarized by skin involutions in the temporal region of the cranium. Barbaric until a revolution in the late 21st century, Ullians have since developed a modern advanced culture, even though their technology lags far behind modern standards. In the process of becoming Federation members, the Ullians are renowned historians and are conducting a grand project combining their historical research with their telepathic skills. They are creating an archive of the memories of various planets. By 2368 Ullian historians had collected the memories of 11 worlds. Their memory reading abilites can be used to commit a form of telepathic rape, although rare, it is dangerous and severely punished. It is an oddity that while the Ullians can read the minds of most humanoids, telepaths of other races cannot read Ullians. ("Violations" [TNG #112]).
Ulthairians.: Federated race that is capable of star travel. Several Ulthairian naval officers were integrated into Starfleet as of 2364. (FASA Officer's Manual [TNG]).
Ulthan.: Bolian starship captain. Her ship was in a 2373 Federation task force fighting the Dominion in the Gamma Quadrant. ("Heart of Darkness" [Marvel Unlimited #6]).
Ultima Thule.: Planet. ("Dramatis Personæ" [DS9 #18]).
ultrasonic generator.: Device. ("Heart of Stone" [DS9 #60]).
ultraviolet satellite.: Device. ("Operation: Annihilate" [TOS #29]).
ultritium.: Material. ("Manhunt" [TNG #45]; "The Enemy" [TNG #55]; "The Ship" [DS9 #100]; "In Purgatory's Shadow" [DS9 #112]).
Ulugh Beg, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Ptolemy-class transport, Starfleet registry NCC-3810. (Technical Manual [TOS]).
Ulvit.: Starfleet admiral, who sent an adjutant to represent him at the Medal of Valor ceremony for Eric Stiles. ("Red Sector" [Pocket TNG #53]).
Ulysses.: Literary work by James Joyce. Picard took a copy of this with him to Risa. ("Captain's Holiday" [TNG #67]).
Ulysses, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Nebula-class heavy cruiser, Starfleet registry NCC-66808. ("The Adversary" [DS9 #72]).
Umani sector.: ("The Muse" [DS9 #93]).
Umba.: First officer of the starship Hood in the early 2260s. When the ship was set upon by Kzinti forces, Umba was killed along with the rest of the bridge crew when the bridge took a direct hit. ("The Ambergris Element" [Log #5]).
Umbato.: ("Data's Day" [TNG #85]).
umbilical port.: ("11001001" [TNG #16]).
Umoth VIII.: ("The Maquis" [DS9 #40&41]).
Umul.: ("No Man's Land" [Pocket VGR Gateways #5]).
Umyfymu.: Orion starship. ("Death Count" [Pocket TOS #62]).
uncertainty principle.: ("Parallels" [TNG #163]).
Uncle Jake's Pocket.: Space vessel that took part in the Belle Terre expedition in the 2270s, a privately owned hotel vessel commanded by Captain Durant. ("Wagon Train to the Stars" [Pocket New Earth #1]).
Undalar.: Location on Bajor where Keiko O'Brien wanted to retrieve a fungus sample. ("Body Parts" [DS9 #97]).
undari.: ("Tapestry" [TNG #141]).
Underhill, Pell.: ("Clues" [TNG #88]).
"undiscovered country, the.": ("The Undiscovered Country" [Movie #6]).
Unefra III.: ("Improbable Cause" [DS9 #65]).
Unferth.: Chief warrior in King Hrothgar's kingdom in the Beowulf holonovel. He challenged the Doctor to battle and was injured when the Doctor allows Unferth's sword to pass through him. Unferth stabs and kills Freya when she steps in to protect the Doctor and steals the "talisman" since he believes the Doctor is in league with Grendel. ("Heroes and Demons" [VGR #12]). Played by Christopher Neame.
Ungomire: Starfleet admiral, an official at Starfleet Command Headquarters, Terra. ("Past Tense" [DS9]).
Unificatum, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Federation-class dreadnought, Starfleet registry NCC-2102. The Unificatum was commissioned on 16 August 2264. In the mid 2270s this vessel was refurbished with new technology in a two year refit process. In the late 2280s the Unificatum was assigned to patrols in subquadrant 1-north, and participated in the military exercise 'Ga'tan Trick' along with the starships Essahir, Springeren, Swift and Devonshire. (Technical Manual [TOS]; Ships of the Starfleet; Federation Reference Series). The 2264 date is conjectural, a modification of a 2258 commissioning proposed in the James Dixon chronology. The dates in that reference seem to be shifted down approximately five years in comparison with newer dating systems.
Uniform Code of Justice.: ("The Drumhead" [TNG #95]).
uniforms.: SEE: Galactopedia Uniform Page. (coming soon!)...
United Earth Space Probe Agency.: The main agency of Earth's space exploration since the year 2113 on, although by the 2260's many of it's programs were under the jurisdiction of Starfleet and the Federation. ("Charlie X" [TOS #7]; "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" [TOS #21]).
United Federation of Planets.: Government of associated planets in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants of our galaxy, founded in 2161 primarily by Terrans and Vulcans consisting of over 150 homeworlds and thousands other colonies and systems. SEE: (member worlds): Terra; Luna; Mars; Titan; Vulcan; Centaurus; Tellar; Andor; Delta IV; Betazed; Benzar; Trill; Rigel II; Rigel IV; Rigel V; Deneb; Aldebaran; Andros; Canopus; Deneva.
United Nations of the Sol System.: Title of the official government of the Earth planets in the 23rd century. ("Dreadnought!" [Pocket TOS #29]).
United Nations, New.: ("Encounter at Farpoint" [TNG #1&2]).
United Planets of 61 Cygni.: One of the component governments within the United Federation of Planets. (Technical Manual [TOS]; "Dreadnought!" [Pocket TOS #29]).
United States Constitution.: ("The Omega Glory" [TOS #54]).
United States of Africa.: (Conjecture).
United States Air Force: Military agency of the Terran United States of America nation, established in the 20th century, an offshoot of that country's Army Air Corps. ("Tomorrow is Yesterday" [TOS]).
United States of America.: National political entity which existed on the planet Terra for over three hundred years. The United States was an early experiment in democratic government, and grew to be a political super-power during that planet's tumultuous industrial revolution. Many later governments, both terrestrial and extra-terrestrial, have used the precepts of liberty and freedom which the United States began. The U.S. also originated many of that planet's early attempts at space travel, along with their main rival, the Soviet Union. The flag of the United States is very recognizable, with a field of stars representing each of the individual provincial states which comprised the union, and a banner of red and white stripes representing the original colonies which declared their independence from tyrannical monarchies. In 2365 when the starship Enterprise-D recovered fragments of an unidentified U.S. spacecraft, the launch date of the vessel was determined by Data because of the fifty-two stars on the vessel's flag, indicating it was launched between the admittance of the fifty-second state in 2033 and the secessions of 2079. ("The Omega Glory" [TOS #54]; "The Royale" [TNG #38]). Pictured is the 52-starred United States flag as it appeared between the years of 2033 and 2079.
units of measure.: SEE: AMU; AU; baktun; denkir; erg; gigajoule.
universal translator.: Device used to provide real-time two-way translation of spoken languages. The crew of Enterprise shuttle Galileo used handheld translators specially programmed by Spock to read the energy emissions of the being known as the Companion while in the Gamma Canaris system. The combadges worn by Starfleet in the 24th century have this device integrated into them. Ferengi merchants and other space travelers who did not wear combadges as a matter of course had subcutaneous translators in their ear canal, to allow them to communicate with other species they were dealing with. he translators seemed to be almost flawless, failing only when they were subjected to a chroniton time travel field in 2372. The translators on Voyager had great difficulty in decoding the language used by the Swarm in 2373. Similar difficulties were experienced, but eventually resolved, aboard Deep Space Nine in 2370 when translating the Skreean language. In the early day of space travel, translation devices were not universal, and needed a trained linguist to program them and interpret thair outputs. This is one of the reasons Captain Archer entreated language expert Hoshi Sato to come along on the NX-01 Enterprise's first missions. ("Metamorphosis" [TOS]; "Sanctuary" [DS9]; "Little Green Men" [DS9; "The Swarm" [VGR]; "Broken Bow" [ENT #1&2]). Of course, there is no good explanation of why a UT can instantly know a language's vocabulary after only a handful of phrases are spoken. But before they came up with the concept of a translation device, there was no explanation on why all the aliens on Star Trek spoke English. Sometimes I guess you just sacrifice believability for believability, because even the Enterprise translators seem to be magic. Babel fish, anyone?.
universes, parallel.: SEE: mirror universe.
University of Betazed.: ("Tin Man" [TNG #68]).
Unpardonable.: Space vessel that participated in the 2260s Great Starship Race, a New Malura starship commanded by Lauru ifan Ta. ("The Great Starship Race" [Pocket TOS #67]).
Uranus, U.S.S.: Federation starship, an interceptor vessel in the mid to late 23rd century. The Uranus's top speed was warp 12 on the old scale, and the ship was armed with one torpedo launcher and six phaser emitters. This vessel's complement is 105 crewpeople. (Begin Tactical Starship Simulator [Clockwork Software]).
uridium.: Material mined on Bajor by Cardassians. ("No Time Like the Present" [Malibu DS9 Ultimate Annual #1]).
Uri'lash: Hupyrian Male. Man servant of Brunt during his brief stint as acting Grand Nagus. ("Profit and Lace" [DS9]).
Urodelean flu.: ("Genesis" [TNG #171]).
Ursa, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Hermes-class scout, Starfleet registry NCC-616. (Technical Manual [TOS]).
Usanor IV.: ("Red Sector" [Pocket TNG #53]).
user code clearance.: SEE: security access code.
USSR.: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. A main enemy of the democratic societies during the Cold War of 20th century Terran history.Rain tells Paris that the USSR broke up 5 years ago. ("Our Man Bashir" [DS9 #82]; "Future's End" [VGR #50&51]).
Ustard.: Romulan subcommander who died in a transporter accident while Garak was gardener at the Cardassian embassy on Romulus. ("Broken Link" [DS9 #98]).
Utopia Planitia.: ("Booby Trap" [TNG #54]; "Lifesigns" [VGR #35]).
Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards.: ("11001001" [TNG #16]; "Booby Trap" [TNG #54]; "Eye of the Beholder" [TNG #170]; "Emissary" [DS9 #1&2]; "The Search" [DS9 #47&48]).
Utsira, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Knox-class frigate, Starfleet registry NCC-1964. Built at Virginia on Terra by Newport News Shipbuilding. (Ships of the Star Fleet).
uttaberry.: ("Ménage à Troi" [TNG #72]; "Armageddon Game" [DS9 #33]).
Ux-Mal.: ("Power Play" [TNG #115]).
Uxbridge, Kevin.: ("The Survivors" [TNG #51]). Played by John Anderson.
Uxbridge, Rishon.: A human colonist on Delta Rana IV. Rishon and the entire population of the colony were killed by a Husnock attack in 2266, with the exception of her husband, Kevin, who was a Douwd. Kevin Uxbridge used his Douwd powers to recreate his home and an illusion of Rishon after she was killed, but the crew of the starship Enterprise-D forced him to face the reality of what had happened when they investigated and discovered Rishon's illusory nature. ("The Survivors" [TNG #51]). Played by Anne Haney.
Uxbridge, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Victorious-class light cruiser, Starfleet registry NCC-50022. Built on Troyius. (FASA Officer's Manual [TNG]).
Uxumel.: Federation ambassador from Xox. As a Xoxian, Uxumel could only percieve the world around him through telepathy, having no natural eyes or ears. Uxumel was present at a diplomatic conference when a Dominion agent introduced a telepatic meme virus into the minds of those present. He returned to his homeworld before Federation forces could intervene and unknowingly brought catastrophe to his homeworld by introducing it into the minds of all he came in contact with, effectively rendering the planets population deaf, dumb and blind. The ensuing confusion killed hundreds of thousands of Xoxians. Uxumel took his own life out of guilt during this incident. ("Reality's End" [Marvel Telepathy War #1]).