1986 (production)

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For information about 1986 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 1986.

Events

January

• 6 January - Shane Sweet is born.
• 28 January - The space shuttle Challenger explodes 78 seconds after liftoff, killing seven astronauts. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is dedicated to the memory of the Challenger crew.
• Pocket TOS #27: Mindshadow by J.M. Dillard is published by Pocket Books.

February

• 14 February - Cody and Kurt Wetherill are born.
• 24 February - Filming begins on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

March

• 19 March - Jon Lormer dies.
• Pocket TOS #28: Crisis on Centaurus by Brad Ferguson is published by Pocket Books.
• DC TOS volume 1 #24: "Double Blind, Part One"

April

• 20 April - Winnie McCarthy dies.
• DC TOS volume 1 #25: "Double Blind, Part II"

May

• 12 May - Filming ends on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
• Pocket TOS #29: Dreadnought! by Diane Carey is published by Pocket Books.

June

• No events listed.

July

• Pocket TOS #30:Demons by J.M. Dillard is published by Pocket Books.

August

• 13 August - Anna Seltzer is born.

September

• 1 September - Davida Williams is born.
• Pocket TOS Enterprise: The First Adventure by Vonda N. McIntyre is published by Pocket Books.

October

• 10 October - First official announcement for Star Trek: The Next Generation

November

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

• 11 November - Roger C. Carmel dies.
• 26 November - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, directed by Leonard Nimoy, premieres.
• Pocket TOS #31: Battlestations! by Diane Carey is published by Pocket Books.

December

• 1 December - Jesse Littlejohn is born.
• 2 December - Desi Arnaz dies.
• 5 December - D.C. Fontana finished her first story for "Encounter at Farpoint", titled "Meeting at Farpoint".
• 31 December - Lloyd Haynes and Harvey P. Lynn die.
• Strange & Amazing Facts About Star Trek by Daniel Cohen is published by Archway Books.
• Pocket TOS Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home by Vonda N. McIntyre is published by Pocket Books.

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