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Saracles Star system with one Class M world, Saracles VI - the site of an ancient and reclusive civilization. The Saraclesians are theocrats who await the fulfillment of a prophecy of galactic doom.

Sarek Ambassador of Vulcan to the Federation, Ambassador Sarek is one of the most respected diplomats in Federation history. Born in 2156, Sarek is the father of Commander Spock, First Officer of the USS Enterprise. ("Journey to Babel" [TOS])

Sarpeidon The only satellite of the star Beta Niobe, an impending nova. The natives possessed a high degree of technology which included the atavachron, which could send people back into the history of the planet. "("All Our Yesterdays" [TOS])

Sav-a-ship The infamous "sav-a-ship" life support unit ("If your life support system is broken down, it ain't sav-a-ship.") was used extensively ten years ago on small ships and bases. The Sav-a-ship Corporation was forced into bankruptcy due to the SS Fraser luxury liner disaster, and standards of life support unit manufacture were drastically increased as a result. Unfortunately, many small craft and bases still use sav-a-ship equipment. ("Another Fine Mess" [25A])

Savant A cosmic entity which resided in a dimension within Antares Rift. The Savant was a being of pure emotion who had eons ago discarded its physical form to free itself from the bonds of suffering and pain. Although the Savant transcended the entire universe, it had chosen to manifest itself within that dimension. In 2269, while the USS Enterprise was on a survey mission in Antares Rift, the Savant had sensed that Commander Spock was a person who had denied himself emotions. The Savant subsequently brought Spock into its dimension and provided him with joy and happiness in order to enhance his life. An away team led by Captain Kirk followed Spock into the Savant's dimension and were able to retrieve Spock. ("Voids" [JR])

Sciences Station On a Federation starship, the Sciences Station is the bridge duty station of the ship's Science Officer. From the Sciences Station, the Science Officer can provide the Captain with scientific information needed for command decisions.

Scott, Montgomery Starfleet officer, rank Lieutenant Commander. Chief Engineer of the USS Enterprise. Montgomery Scott is one of the most respected engineers in Starfleet, and has published numerous papers on starship engineering. Scott is considered the foremost expert on the engine systems of the Constitution-class starships.

Scythe A large asteroid in an elliptical orbit in the Alpha Proxima system. Spectral analysis of its composition indicates that it has a minimal atmosphere and that it was once a moon of the planet Proxtrey, hurled out of its orbit by a catastrophe. The seventeenth letter of the Lucrs alphabet is named Scythe, probably not by coincidence. ("That Old Devil Moon" [25A])

Sensors Starfleet technology, allowing a nearly instantaneous survey of distant objects.

Seransi A large, influential extended-family among several, controlling Lachian. Cross-reference entry: Lachian. ("Museum Piece" [JR])

Shambram The planet from which a massive starship, the Compassion, which carried large numbers of mental patients, was launched from at an unspecified time in the past. Previously, differing personal philosophies, ethical structures, and belief systems, had repeatedly plunged the people of Shambram into destructive conflicts on both massive and individual scales. Eventually, the intellectuals on Shambram were able to set upon the population a new culture emphasizing upon the tolerance of differences among individuals, maximization of self-actualization of all individuals, and paradoxical taboo against intolerance and bigotry. Cross-reference entries: Compassion, Diagi Decision. ("Though This Be Madness... [JR])

Sheme, Menao Vardaine soldier who, in 2269, was part of Dr. Ies Breddell's faction onboard Espoir Station. Menao Sheme is the son of deceased Vardaine official Vakada Sheme. Captain Kirk told Sheme that Breddell planned to kill billion of innocent lives by destroying the entire Federation, and convinced Sheme to turn against Breddell so as to prevent this tragedy. Following Breddell's capture, Sheme decided to join Starfleet and was accepted into Starfleet Academy. ("Federation" [JR])

Sheme, Vakada Deceased Vardaine official. In 2258, Vakada Sheme helped Lieutenant James T. Kirk of the USS Farragut expose Dr. Ies Breddell's scheme to overthrow the Vardaine Council, leading to Breddell's dismissal from the Vardaine Science Council. In 2260, Sheme was executed for attempting to expose a covert Vardaine Constitution-class starship building program to the Federation. ("Federation" [JR])

Sherman's Planet A planet of dispute in 2267 between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. According to the Organian Peace Treaty, the planet would go to the side who could better develop the planet. The Federation claim was based on a large shipment of quadrotriticale, which would have grown in abundance on the planet. The shipment was lost when it was contaminated with a ravenous species known as the tribbles, but the Federation was awarded the planet anyway when it was discovered that a Klingon agent had poisoned the grain before the tribbles had gotten to it. ("The Trouble with Tribbles" [TOS])

Shields Force fields generated by a starship to deflect oncoming matter such as micrometeorites; in the unfortunate event of combat, they also serve as a defensive system.

Shinobi, SS A Federation freighter, commanded by Captain Gretel Gernsbeck. In 2269, the SS Shinobi disappeared in the Delphi system along with two other Federation starships. It was later discovered that the entity known as Trelane was responsible for their disappearance, and all three starships were recovered by the USS Enterprise. Following its recovery, the Shinobi left for Cephus V. ("No Man's Land [JR])

Shiva Omicron A star system in Federation space; Shiva Omicron IV has begun preliminary negotiations to join the Federation. Shiva Omicron IV is inhabited; sixty years ago (in 2208), the Galahad Incident resulted in the extermination of the entire Jerion race on the planet.

Shuttlecraft Small, short-range spacecraft, intended primarily for transport from a deep-space vessel to a planet's surface, or for travel within a solar system. Most shuttles are capable of sublight travel only, and virtually all are capable of planetary landing and takeoff.

Sickbay Medical care facility aboard Federation starships and other space vessels. On a Constitution-class starship, the sickbay is located on Deck 7.

Sigma Zhukova Trinary star system discovered by the Belrusian astronomer Mikhail Zhukova, with an inhabited world, Ueoros, also known as Sigma Zhukova C IV. Ueoros is a developing civilization protected by the Prime Directive from Federation interference, currently at 21st Century Earth levels of technology. It is a prime candidate for a Federation first contact team, which will be decided next year by the Federation Council Sub-committee on first contacts.

Singh, Khan Noonien SEE: Khan.

Sirius The brightest star visible from Earth. There are no inhabited planets in the Sirius system.

Smithsonian Annex A large museum at Nova Atar III, with exhibits ranging from some of the earliest technology in the galaxy to the most recent declassified recoveries of salvaged Klingon wreckage. The museum administration ban equipment from being brought into the museum. A force field also protects the museum from an intruding transporter beam. ("Museum Piece" [JR])

Sofs One of the two ancient races of Proxtrey; they lived in a highly advanced culture that valued the community ahead of the individual, which put them in conflict with the Lucrs. The Sofs used Base Four in their mathematics, and their organization was based on units of four to make up sets of 100. ("That Old Devil Moon" [25A])

Space Amoeba A massive spaceborne organism that consumed the Gamma 7A system and the USS Intrepid in 2268. The space amoeba was some 18,000 km long and about 3,000 km wide, surrounded by a large energy-absorbing field. The creature was believed to originate from outside our galaxy. The amoeba was destroyed by the USS Enterprise using an anti-matter bomb. ("The Immunity Syndrome" [TOS])

Space Station K-7 A space station located near Sherman's Planet in the Klingon Neutral Zone. ("The Trouble with Tribbles" [TOS])

Spock (Full name: uncodable in English language) First Officer and Science Officer of the USS Enterprise. Commander Spock is one of the finest science officers in Starfleet, and has been awarded numerous Starfleet and Federation decorations.

Standard Orbit The customary orbital route assumed by Federation starships above a Class M planet.

Starbase A fixed Starfleet installation, used by Starfleet as a center of operations. Starbases are of varying sizes and functions.

Stardate A unit of galactic temporal reference used by the Federation. Stardates employ an algorithm to compensate for variations in space-time dilation caused by interstellar travel.

Starfleet The official body of the Federation that is involved with space exploration and contact with alien worlds. Starfleet ranks and nomenclature are based on Human naval traditions, but military matters are not its primary mission.

Starfleet Academy The training branch of Starfleet. The Academy is located in San Francisco, Earth, and accepts students from a wide variety of cultures. Nearly every member race of the Federation has sent representatives to the Academy. All students are called cadets and receive a provisional commission in Starfleet until they finish their program of instruction. Cadets usually spend two years in general instruction and two years in special training aimed at a branch of Starfleet operations, such as command or engineering.

Starius, Commander Romulan officer in command of the Romulan bird-of-prey Invictus. In 2269, following the destruction of a rogue Romulan bird-of-prey (which had already destroyed the bird-of-prey Infinitus) by the USS Enterprise, Commander Starius thanked Captain Kirk for responding to the Infinitus' distress call. Starius then offered to Kirk an exchange of information regarding an alien race called the Brassica. ("Though This Be Madness..." [JR]) The entry for Starius was avaliable in 25A, and both the Invictus and Commander Starius later made their appearances in JR.

Starnes Expedition An exploratory mission sent to the planet Triacus. Under the influence of an evil entity called the Gorgan, the adults committed suicide. The planet was once believed to be the base for a band of marauders and that an evil entity lurked there ready to wreak havoc on anyone visiting the worlds. ("And the Children Shall Lead" [TOS])

Starship A spacefaring craft that travels between star systems. The Federation has thousands of licensed starships, the largest of which (as of 2269) are the Constitution-class starships of Starfleet.

Stephen A member of the Acolytes of the Stars sect on Nikolasi, a colony on Pollux V. Brother Stephen is an ignaciate. He believed that Pollux V was previously inhabited by an unknown alien race. ("Demon World" [25A]) I have no idea what an ignaciate is.

Stone, L. T. Starfleet Commodore. Chief Administrator of Starbase 12. Formerly Captain of the USS Kazembe. ("Court Martial" [TOS]) The ST Encyclopedia says that Stone was administrator of Starbase 11 and he was replaced by the time of the following episode. He must have been transfered to Starbase 12.

Stonrak A binary system near the Klingon-Federation Neutral Zone. The first and only planet in the system, Stonrak I, is the site of a Vulcan style monastery.

Strahkeer A Klingon world in the disputed Klingon-Federation Neutral Zone. Strahkeer was the last planet to be conquered by the Klingon General Aragaz the Glorious, and is one of the richest and most advanced worlds in the entire empire. The planet was recognized by the Federation as a Klingon world by the Organian Peace Treaty.

Subspace Spatial continuum resulting from the effects of warp drive.

Sulu, Hikaru Starfleet Officer, rank Lieutenant. Chief Helmsman of the USS Enterprise. Sulu is considered one of the most capable officers in Starfleet. Hikaru Sulu graduated near the top of his class at the Academy and is considered an excellent military tactician.

Surak The Vulcan who managed, through logic, to bring an end to the devastating wars on Vulcan nearly two thousand years ago. A philosopher and peacemaker, Surak is held in very high regard by all Vulcans as the father of their pacifistic and logical traditions. ("The Savage Curtain" [TOS])

Symphony Alpha Modeled on the now-destroyed Memory Alpha, Symphony Alpha is a huge museum dedicated to preserving galactic culture and promoting varied art-forms. According to ST:SA, Symphony Alpha was built on the ruins of Memory Alpha.