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- For information dealing with this year in the timeline of the fictional Star Trek universe, see 2002.
2002
February
- 1 February
- The novel "Diplomatic Implausibility" (Pocket TNG #61) is released.
March
- 26 March
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete First Season is released on Region 1 DVD. This is the first DVD box set of a Star Trek series to be produced.
May
- 7 May
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Second Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
July
- 2 July
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Third Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
September
- 3 September
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Fourth Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
November
- 5 November
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Fifth Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
December
- 3 December
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Sixth Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
- 13 December
- Star Trek Nemesis, the fourth film featuring the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast, premieres in US theatres.
- 31 December
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Seventh Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
Other events
- 1 January
- Benjamin W.S. Lum and Meg Wyllie die.
- 16 January
- Ron Taylor dies.
- 29 January
- Barbara Townsend dies.
- 26 February
- Lawrence Tierney and Tony Young die.
- 16 August
- Jeff Corey dies.
- 5 September
- Ed McCready dies.
- 16 September
- James Gregory dies.
- 24 October
- Adolph Green dies.
- 28 October
- Lawrence Dobkin dies.
- 4 November
- Jerry Sohl dies.
- 7 November
- Hilary J. Bader dies.
- 11 December
- Charles Gunning dies.
- 22 December
- Kenneth Tobey dies.
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