timeline
years:	2263 2264 2265 2266 2267 2268 2269 (stardates from 2266.0, or ~1329 to ~3113)
decades:	2230s 2240s 2250s 2260s 2270s 2280s 2290s
centuries:	22nd century - 23rd century - 24th century

2266 was, on Earth's calendar, the 67th year of the 23rd century, and the seventh year of the 2260s decade. Besides this time period's Human dates, in stardates this era begins with stardate 2266.0^[1] in some systems of dating, and in approximation has been seen to run from stardate 1329 to 3113 in others.^[2]

Events[]

• A delta radiation leak aboard a J-class training vessel results in the deaths of multiple cadets and severely injures Fleet Captain Christopher Pike.^[3]
• A Romulan ship crosses into Federation space and destroys several outposts, ending nearly a century of Romulan isolation.^[4]
• The first Malkus Artifact is discovered near the Federation colony on Alpha Proxima II.^[5]
• War between the Federation and the Klingon Empire is believed to be only seven months away.^[6]

stardates 24.09.45 - 25.00.10

• The USS Enterprise is remotely hijacked by a race of robots and forced to land on their planet where they hoped to take the Enterprise's power rods to refuel their own power units. With their crew threatened by the robots, James T. Kirk and Spock work to sabotage the first power rod taken from the Enterprise, making it an explosive which then destroys the Robots' power unit and subsequently disables the robots, allowing the Enterprise to escape.^[7]

• A duplicate of Captain Kirk is created during a transporter malfunction. His bestial and lustful half seduces Yeoman Janice Rand and attempts to sexually assault her.^[8]

Promotions and transfers[]

• Hikaru Sulu transfers from staff physicist to helmsman aboard the USS Enterprise. ^{[citation needed]}
• Pavel Chekov graduates from Starfleet Academy and is assigned to the USS Enterprise. ^{[citation needed]}

People[]

Births and deaths[]

stardate 1513

• The M-113 creature kills USS Enterprise crewmembers including Scott Darnell, Green, Sturgeon and Barnhart.^[9]
• stardate 2714 : The first android duplicate of James T. Kirk is born.^[10]

Notable people[]

Bobby Abrams.

Exo III Android Andrea.

Arenn.

Balok.

David Bailey.

Tonia Barrows.

Ruth Bonaventure, Magda Kovacs, Eve McHuron and Harry Mudd.

Doctor Aaron Brown.

Christine Chapel.

Decius.

John Farrell.

Fields.

Hansen.

Harrison.

Jannek and Keras.

Lenore Karidian.

James T. Kirk.

Kodos.

Doctor Roger Korby.

Thomas Leighton.

Martha Leighton.

Ryan Leslie.

Angela Martine.

Ethan Mathews.

Miri.

Yeoman Janice Rand.

Edward Rayburn.

Kevin Riley.

Romulan scope operator.

Spock.

Lieutenant John Stiles.

Hikaru Sulu fencing.

Robert Tomlinson.

Nyota Uhura.

T'Auethn.

Joe Tormolen.

Appendices[]

References and notes[]

Stories[]

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
Alien Spotlight Alien Spotlight: Romulans	The Original Series	unknown	comic	Depicts the early development of the "ghost ships" seen in operation in "Balance of Terror" and Alien Spotlight: Romulans, but also has appearances from a young, unpredictable Praetor, who is likely the same Praetor to have only recently ascended to the position in Alien Spotlight: Romulans. This places this story relatively close to that episode, yet also allowing a limited time for rapid development of the ghost ships.
Reap the Whirlwind	Vanguard	2266 Stardate 1528.4	novel	Takes place six weeks following the events of Vanguard: Summon the Thunder, and ends just prior to the episode "The Corbomite Maneuver."
Declassified Hard News	Vanguard	2266	short story	Takes place one week following the events of Reap the Whirlwind.
The Kobayashi Maru Chapter 4	The Original Series	2266	novel
Target: Zargot	The Original Series	c. 2266 Stardate 20:0605 - 20:1507	comic	David Bailey's presence in this story places it before the events of "The Corbomite Maneuver."
The Crucial Element	The Original Series	c. 2266 Stardate 20,16.45 - 20.23.54	comic	David Bailey's presence in this story places it before the events of "The Corbomite Maneuver."
Life Form Nonexistent	The Original Series	c. 2266 Stardate 24.09.45 - 25.00.10	comic	David Bailey's presence in this story places it before the events of "The Corbomite Maneuver."
The Eagles Have Landed	The Original Series	c. 2266 Stardate 24:12.17	comic	David Bailey's presence in this story places it before the events of "The Corbomite Maneuver."
Beware the Beast	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic	David Bailey's presence in this story places it before the events of "The Corbomite Maneuver."
The Third Party	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic	David Bailey's presence in this story places it before the events of "The Corbomite Maneuver."
The Children of Stai	The Original Series	c. 2266 Stardate 25:11:23	comic	David Bailey's presence in this story places it before the events of "The Corbomite Maneuver."
Skin Deep	The Original Series	c. 2266 Stardate 48 12 46	comic	David Bailey's presence in this story places it before the events of "The Corbomite Maneuver."
The Corbomite Maneuver	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 1512.2	episode
Constellations The Landing Party	The Original Series	2266	short story
Open Secrets Chapters 1-19	Vanguard	2266 Stardate 1573.9	novel	Novel opens three weeks after Commodore Diego Reyes's arrest (Vanguard: Reap the Whirlwind).
Mudd's Women	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 1329.8	episode
The Enemy Within	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 1672.1	episode
The Man Trap	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 1513.1	episode
The Naked Time	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 1704.2	episode
The Janus Gate Present Tense	The Original Series	2266	novel
The Janus Gate Future Imperfect Chapters 1-11	The Original Series	2266	novel
The Janus Gate Past Prologue Chapters 1-10	The Original Series	2266	novel
Waypoint Daylily	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic	Placement is very arbitrary, but seems to take place at some point after Lt. Uhura switches to the red Starfleet miniskirt-uniform.
The Captain's Table Where Sea Meets Sky Chapters 1 & 31	The Original Series	2266	novel
Charlie X	The Original Series	November 29, 2266 Stardate 1533.6 - 1535.8	episode
When Worlds Collide: Spock Confronts the Ultimate Challenge Page 4	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic	Depicts events from Spock's time on the Enterprise. Placement based on the possibility that a depicted scenes are based upon a scene in "Charlie X."
The New Voyages 2 Elegy for Charlie	The Original Series	2266	short story
The Brave and the Bold, Book One The First Artifact	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 1699	novella
The Choice	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 17:01.02	comic
Burning Dreams Chapters 20 & 21	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 1709.2	novel
The Sundered Chapter 17	The Lost Era	2266 Stardate 1709.2	novel	Retells the events of "Balance of Terror" from Hikaru Sulu's point of view.
Balance of Terror	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 1709.2	episode
Romulans: The Hollow Crown The Hollow Crown, Issue 1 Pages 1-12	The Original Series	2266	comic	Takes place on Romulus in the immediate aftermath of the events of "Balance of Terror."
Open Secrets Chapters 20-27	Vanguard	2266	novel	Chapters take place one week following "Balance of Terror."
Captives in Space	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
Gateway to the Future	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
Planet of the Dead	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
What Is This Thing Called Spock?	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
The Gods Have Come!	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
Giant in the Universe	The Original Series	c. 2266	book
Trillions of Trilligs	The Original Series	c. 2266	book
Planet Ecnal's Dilemma	The Original Series	c. 2266 Stardate 7000	comic
Rescue at Raylo	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
Space Ark	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
The Unchartered World	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
Space Cowboy	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
Project Iceberg	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
Child's Play	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 17:23.4	comic
Prophet of Peace	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 18:06.9	comic
Star Trek Annual 1969 Voyage of Discovery	The Original Series	2266	game
The Planet of No Return	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 18:09.2	comic	Takes place during Voyage of Discovery.
The Klingon Ultimatum	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
Smoke and Mirrors	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
Shadow Lord	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 1831.5	novel
The Enterprise Mutiny	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 18:41.2	comic
Prince Traitor	The Original Series	2266	comic	Flashback to prior missions.
The Devil's Isle of Space	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:03.2	comic
The Cosmic Cavemen	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:24.3	comic
Dwarf Planet	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:24.8	comic
A Bomb in Time	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:25.9	comic
Star Trek Annual 1969 Space Chase	The Original Series	2266	game
Star Trek Annual 1969 Escape from the Clinging Dags	The Original Series	2266	game
Furlough to Fury	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:25.9	comic
The World Beneath the Waves	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:26.03	comic
The Animal People	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:26.11	comic
The Trial of Captain Kirk	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:26.2	comic
Prince Traitor	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:26:4	comic
The Evictors	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:27.12	comic
The PsychoCrystals	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:27.4	comic
World Against Time	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:29.06	comic
One of Our Captains Is Missing!	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:29.13	comic
Spore of the Devil	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 19:29.51	comic
The Final Truth	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 20:10.7	comic
Invasion of the City Builders	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 20:14.6	comic
Ice Journey	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 20:27.3	comic
Star Trek Annual 1978 ... Wild Goose Chase!	The Original Series	2266	comic
Star Trek Annual 1979 A Hint of Life	The Original Series	2266	comic
The Peril of Planet Quick Change	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 21:06.7	comic
When Planets Collide	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 23:00.9	comic
The Empire Man	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 23:14.6	comic
Mr. Oracle	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 23:19.2	comic
The Voodoo Planet	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 24:17.9	comic
The Enterprise Logs, Volume 1 A Page From Scotty's Diary	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 24:3:19	comic
The Haunted Asteroid	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 24:92.5	comic
Museum at the End of Time	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 25:53.2	comic
Destination Annihilation	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 26:04.4	comic
The Ghost Planet	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 26:06.4	comic
Open Secrets Chapters 29-30	Vanguard	2266	novel	Novel chapters take place four weeks after Admiral Nogura takes command of Vanguard Station.
Burning Dreams Chapter 1 (pages 6-7)	The Original Series	2266	novel	Flashback to training ship departure from Starbase 11.
Captain's Log Captain's Log: Pike 2266 section	The Original Series	2266	comic	Set twelve years after "The Cage," depicting the events leading up to Christopher Pike's wheelchair-confinement at Starbase 11.
Errand of Vengeance The Edge of the Sword	The Original Series	2266	novel
What Are Little Girls Made Of?	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 2714.4	episode
Errand of Vengeance Killing Blow	The Original Series	2266	novel
Errand of Vengeance River of Blood	The Original Series	2266	novel
Errand of Fury Seeds of Rage Prologue	The Original Series	2266	novel
Open Secrets Chapters 31-45	Vanguard	2266	novel	Takes place immediately following Klingon attack on Starbase 42 (Errand of Vengeance: River of Blood). Diego Reyes found guilty of releasing classified intelligence.
Dagger of the Mind	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 2715.1	episode
Miri	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 2713.5	episode
Strange New Worlds V Yeoman Figgs	The Original Series	2266	short story
And a Child Shall Lead Them	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 2811.5	comic
The Conscience of the King	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 2817.7	episode
Magic Painting (1)	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
Magic Painting (2)	The Original Series	c. 2266	comic
The Exile	The Original Series	2266 Stardate 28:45.3	comic
Department of Temporal Investigations Forgotten History Chapter 1 (pages 15-26)	Star Trek	December 2266 Stardate 3113.7	novel

Images from 2266[]

Romulans prepare to launch the Vas Hatham-class bird of prey.

USS Sagittarius under attack from a Klingon D7-class battle cruiser.

Spock witnesses the destruction of Space Bug 7.

A robot greets the Enterprise crew.

The Enterprise landed on the surface of the robots' planet.

The Enterprise crew confronted by Balok's puppet.

The Enterprise crew confronted by Balok's puppet.

USS Endeavour firing phasers near to Starbase 47-Vanguard.

External link[]

• 2266 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.