October 24, 2009

Post date: Oct 27, 2009 6:47:20 PM

Today we went to the Star Trek exhibit at the Tech Museum in San Jose. It was fun! On display were tricorders and phasers from the shows, costumes, Tribbles, star ship models, Borg cube, and full size replicas of the bridge, "Guardian of Forever", and transporter rooms. Wouldn't it be nice if we could instantly transport to where we want to go? Beam me up, Scotty!

In the Star Trek universe, Starfleet Headquarters overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. In “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”, Captain Kirk and his crew time travel to San Francisco in 1986. The story centers on humpback whales, and features locations in San Francisco, Alameda, Sausalito, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Episode 126, “Time’s Arrow”, Caption Picard and his crew time travel to San Francisco in the late 1800s. Historical characters in the story include Mark Twain and Jack London.