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The two-parter “In a Mirror, Darkly,” which takes place in Star Trek’s Mirror Universe, opens with the First Contact scene of the first Human/Vulcan meeting. It unfolds almost exactly as it does in the film, until Cochrane — instead of shaking the alien‘s hand — marks First Contact Day by shooting and killing the alien. The nearby ...
Apr 4, 2023 · First Contact Day pays tribute to the flight of the warp-capable Phoenix and the pivotal first interaction between humans and Vulcans, which occurred on April 5, 2063. The Phoenix, built and piloted by inventor Zefram Cochrane, was the spacecraft that marked mankind’s first successful attempt at traveling at warp, utilizing a warp drive.
Nov 28, 2022 · Zephram Cochrane's historic first warp flight on April 5, 2063, is celebrated as First Contact Day in the Star Trek universe and in real life. Amusingly, Star Trek: Enterprise 's Mirror Universe two-parter in season 4 twisted First Contact Day to show Cochrane murdering the Vulcans he meets in 2063, which launched the Terran Empire of the dark ...
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Apr 5, 2023 · Get your Trek on for First Contact Day with Star Trek comics, movies, TV shows and more. (Image credit: IDW Publishing) Besides revisiting one of the canonical "Star Trek" TV series or "Star Trek ...
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First Contact Day was a holiday celebrated to honor both the warp 1 flight of the Phoenix and first open contact between Humans and Vulcans on April 5th, 2063 in Bozeman, Montana. (Star Trek: First Contact)
(ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly"; DIS: "Die Trying")
When Captain Kathryn Janeway was a child, the holiday was just considered a day off from school. Later, at least some schools such as WSA continued to operate on First Contact Day. (VOY: "Homestead"; ST: "Children of Mars")
Naomi Wildman and Neelix planned the 315th observation of the event aboard the USS Voyager. The festivities included Zefram Cochrane's favorite food, cheese pierogies, and rock and roll music on Tom Paris' jukebox. At Neelix's insistence, Tuvok gave the Vulcan salute while reciting the greeting given by the Vulcans during first contact: "Live long and prosper." He did not see the point of it, but everyone in attendance applauded. (VOY: "Homestead")
During a battle in 2380, Commander Jack Ransom noted the USS Cerritos was being "carved up like a First Contact Day salmon." (LD: "No Small Parts")
On this day in 2385, the planet Mars was attacked by rogue synths. 92,143 people died in the attack. (ST: "Children of Mars"; PIC: "Remembrance", "Maps and Legends")
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Apr 5, 2023 · By Blair Marnell. StarTrek.com / Rob DeHart. Today is First Contact Day, the annual Star Trek celebration of Zefram Cochrane ’s warp drive test flight and humanity’s subsequent first encounter with the Vulcans as seen in Star Trek: First Contact. Within the film, that event took place on April 5, 2063, a mere 40 years from today.
Apr 5, 2024 · In the Star Trek universe, few dates hold as much significance as April 5, 2063: First Contact Day. This pivotal moment not only marks humanity’s first official interaction with an alien species—the Vulcans—but also symbolizes the dawn of a new era of peace, cooperation, and exploration across the cosmos. The story of First Contact Day […]
