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FACTS ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION USS Enterprise-D

The USS Enterprise-D was a Galaxy Class Starship launched in 2363. The ship contained two bridges; a battle bridge, which was used during seperation mode, and a main bridge. The Galaxy class Enterprise was 42 decks and usually had 1,064 people living on it at any one time. This Enterprise was a family ship, meaning that officers and crew could bring their families along, which meant that the ship also contained a nursery, a school, and several play areas for children, including the arboridum and the ships many gyms.

The series Star Trek: The Next Generation began in 1987 and followed the missions of the Enterprise-D as it journeyed to new worlds and defended the Federation. The series was set about 100 years after the exploits of the Original Star Trek. The series was cancelled in Spring of 1994 after 7 seasons on the air, and immediately that Fall, went to the Big Screen with Star Trek: Generations.

The Next Generation Crew has had three additional movies since then, First Contact, Insurrection and Nemesis.



CAST OF CHARACTERS

This section of the Next Generation page is designed to give you information on your favorite characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation. On the image to the right, highlight with your cursor the face of the character you would like to learn more about, and click on that person. There is very little information presently on each character, but more will come. The information is current and allows you to view what each character is doing presently in the Star Trek timeline.

  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard..........Patrick Stewart
  • Commander William Thomas Riker..........Jonathan Frakes
  • Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge..........Levar Burton
  • Lieutenant Worf..........Micheal Dorn
  • Chief Medical Officer Beverly Crusher..........Gates McFadden
  • Commander Deanna Troi..........Marina Sirtis
  • Lieutenant Commander Data..........Brent Spiner

  • (Seasons 1-5) Wesley Crusher..........Wil Wheaton
  • (Season 1) Lieutenant Tasha Yar..........Denise Crosby
  • (Season 2) Doctor Katherine Pulaski..........Diana Muldar




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