Pen Pals (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Pen Pals (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Pen Pals" is the 15th episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", the 41st episode overall, first broadcast on May 1, 1989. The series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship "Enterprise" commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard. In this episode, Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher learns to manage a science team, and in the primary plot, focusing on Starfleet's Prime Directive, Data helps a young girl on a troubled planet. As the "Enterprise" surveys an area of unexplored planets with unusually short life spans due to severe
Star Trek: The Next Generation U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Blueprints Star Trek: The Next Generation U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Blueprints Created by Rick Sternbach, this publication contains a collection of large-format blueprints of the interior and exterior of the USS "Enterprise"-D. They catalog every deck of the ship, and also including exterior views and a side-view cutaway. A booklet discussing the blueprints is also included. Rick Sternbach said that his team used several methods to create the blueprints. First they had to gather material, so they went to the archives of the "" art department, where they found plans and drawings of the various sets created for the show. They also