Summary
Rocket Man is a short story by Kenneth E. Carper in which Gary Seven saves Kirk from his death (Star Trek: Generations) to rescue a scientist who holds the secret to resurrecting Dr. Tolian Soran's trilithium torpedo.
References
Characters
- Hannah Bosworth • Ichabod • James T. Kirk/Agent K • Kling • Phlox • Gary Seven • Titan • Tubby
- Referenced only
- Azetbur • B'Etor • Chang • Ichabod Crane • Duras • Gorkon • Kahless • Kang • Kor • Kruge • Lursa • Carol Marcus • David Marcus • Leonard McCoy • Jean-Luc Picard • Spock • Tolian Soran • Hikaru Sulu • Toral, son of Duras
Starships and vehicles
Locations
- Beta Quadrant • Earth • Nexus • Veridian III
- Referenced only
- Gre'thor • Khitomer • Neural • Rigel IV • Sherman's Planet • Sigma Draconis VI • Sto-vo-kor • Veridian IV
Races and cultures
States and organizations
- Eymorg • House of Duras • Klingon Empire • Klingon High Council • Starfleet Command • United Federation of Planets
Other references
- antimatter • bat'leth • bloodwine • disruptor • gagh • laser torch • life-support belt • nanite • Old Faithful • phaser • photon • Prime Directive • qhonDoq • supernova • Teacher • tricorder • Trilithium torpedo
Chronology
Appendices
Related media
Connections
| Speculations collected short stories | |
|---|---|
| Strange New Worlds | VI ("Our Million-Year Mission" • "The Beginning") • VII ("Guardians" • "The Law of Averages" • "Forgotten Light") • 8 ("A & Ω" • "Concurrence" • "Dawn") • 9 ("Remembering the Future" • "Rocket Man" • "The Rules of War" • "The Immortality Blues" • "Orphans") • 10 ("Time Line" • "Echoes" • "Brigadoon"• "Reborn") |
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Remembering the Future |
Strange New Worlds 9 | Next story: The Rules of War |
| Previous story: Remembering the Future Strange New Worlds 9 |
speculations short stories | Next story: The Rules of War Strange New Worlds 9 |
| Previous story: first Star Trek story |
Stories by: Kenneth E. Carper |
Next story: most recent work |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Rules of Engagement |
Pocket Books Timeline | Next adventure: Innocence |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2372. The Pocket Books Timeline and Memory Beta Chronology place events from this story in 1 other timeframe(s): | ||
| Previous adventure: Remembering the Future Strange New Worlds 9 |
2371 section 2 |
Next adventure: Full Circle Strange New Worlds VII |