Evolution (Star Trek: The Next Generation) neutronium as a result of a stellar explosion that occurs every 196 years and is due to occur in the next few hours. Stubbs plans to launch a probe, dubbed the Egg, to gather the data, a result of a lifetime's development. Meanwhile, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) has returned to her duties on the "Enterprise" after a stint at Starfleet Medical. As the expected time of the stellar explosion nears, the ship malfunctions in odd ways, and the issue is traced to the computer core. Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton), who had been working on a
Star Trek (film) for portraying Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation", was brought in, through urging by Greg Grunberg, to voice several of the other Romulans in the film. "Star Trek" fan and Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch cameoed as a "Kelvin" crew member, and has a line of dialogue. Majel Barrett, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, reprised her role as the voice of "Enterprise"s computer, which she completed two weeks before her death on December 18, 2008. Orci and Kurtzman wrote a scene for Shatner, in which old Spock gives his younger self a recorded message