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 Stardate 8130.4: Project Genesis enters its third stage.  is dispatched to the Ceti Alpha star system to determine the viability of Ceti Alpha VI for use in the Genesis test. The vessel is hijacked by Khan Noonien Singh and used to launch an attack on the . Khan is killed in the detonation of the Genesis Device aboard Reliant. Captain Spock dies while restoring power to Enterprises warp drive, allowing it to escape. The  is formed. ()
 Stardate 8210.3: Admiral Kirk steals the USS Enterprise in an attempt to rescue Spock, revived by the effects of the Genesis Planet.  is destroyed by a Klingon Bird-of-Prey commanded by Kruge. The Enterprise is scuttled  to prevent it from falling into Klingon hands. Kirk and his crew return to  in the Klingon Bird-of-Prey, where Spock's memory is restored with the fal-tor-pan ritual. ()

 Stardate 8205.5: The , Starfleet's first  starship, is commissioned. ()
 Initial performance tests of the Excelsiors transwarp drive are a failure and the ship remains in Spacedock for the next two years. ( commemorative plaque)

 , a  starship, is launched from Copernicus Ship Yards, Luna. ()

Other events 
 : (Stardate 8130.3): James T. Kirk turns 52 years old. ()
 Joran writes a musical piece. ()
 Following the death of Torias in a shuttlecraft accident, the  is joined with Joran. ()

Notes 
 According to Spock, Cyrano Jones would have finished eradicating tribbles from Deep Space Station K-7 this year. ()

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Films

Background information 
 Doctor Carol Marcus makes a somewhat odd statement in  that "Starfleet has kept the peace for a hundred years", suggesting that there have been no major conflicts in the Federation since 2185. This is seemingly contradicted, however, by such known conflicts as the Battle of Axanar and the First and Second Federation-Klingon Wars.
 According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 33),  (Trillius Prime) is admitted to the United Federation of Planets.
 This is one of two years suggested as the year in which the  is launched in the . This year is from the Excelsior-class starship entry. The other year is 2284. It is canonically established in the  episode "The Star Gazer" that the Excelsior was launched in 2285.

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