Changes: Alderaan

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Alderaan was a planet.

At some point in the mid-2360s, the starship USS Thomas Paine was assigned to a diplomatic mission to Alderaan, according to a Starfleet report titled Starship mission status. (TNG: "Brothers", et al.)

The Thomas Paine reference was on a computer display that listed the name of the place as "Aldaraan".

On his way to space station Deep Space 9 in 2369, the Bajoran criminal Ibudan chartered a space flight out of Alderaan Spaceport. (DS9: "A Man Alone")

The "Alderaan Spaceport" reference was on a computer display reviewed by Odo.

Background information

The name of this planet originally also appeared in TNG: "Up The Long Ladder", on an okudagram on Picard's desk monitor as the destination of HMS New Zealand in 2135. It was also a gag in the "A" section of the locations index for reference book "Star Trek Chronology"; listed as, "Never visited by the crew of the Enterprise." A legible version of the original okudagram would appear in the reference book, Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission. For the remastered version of the episode the destination was renamed as Aldebaran.

The reference to this planet, as well as the wording of the okudagram, was an in-joke. Alderaan was, of course, the adopted homeworld of Star Wars's Princess Leia, who claimed to be on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan when captured by Darth Vader in the opening scene of Star Wars. For more on that planet, see the official Star Wars site.

External links

Alderaan on Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
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+'''Alderaan''' was a [[planet]].
-'''Alderaan''' was an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[planet]]. This planet was located in or near [[Federation space]]. This planet was located in or near the [[Ficus sector]]. This planet was located within 90 [[light year]]s of the [[Sol system]]
-In [[2135]], {{HMS|New Zealand}} was on a [[diplomacy|diplomatic]] mission to Alderaan. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}})
 At some point in the mid-[[2360s]], the [[starship]] {{USS|Thomas Paine}} was assigned to a diplomatic mission to Alderaan, according to a [[Starfleet]] [[report]] titled [[Starship mission status]]. ({{TNG|Brothers}}, ''et al.'')
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 {{bginfo|The "Alderaan Spaceport" reference was on a computer display reviewed by [[Odo]].}}
-=== Background ===
+== Background information==
-The name of this planet originally appeared on an [[okudagram]] that appeared on [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]'s desk monitor, and was not verbally referenced on screen. It was also a gag in the "A" section of the locations index for [[reference book]] "[[Star Trek Chronology]]"; listed as, "Never visited by the crew of the ''Enterprise''."
+The name of this planet originally also appeared in {{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}}, on an [[okudagram]] on [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]'s desk monitor as the destination of {{HMS|New Zealand}} in [[2135]]. It was also a gag in the "A" section of the locations index for [[reference book]] "[[Star Trek Chronology]]"; listed as, "Never visited by the crew of the ''Enterprise''." A legible version of the original okudagram would appear in the [[reference book]], ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]''. For the remastered version of the episode the destination was renamed as [[Aldebaran]].
-A legible version of the okudagram would appear in the [[reference book]], ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]''.
 The reference to this planet, as well as the wording of the okudagram, was an [[in-joke]]. Alderaan was, of course, the adopted [[homeworld]] of ''Star Wars''{{'}}s Princess Leia, who claimed to be on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan when captured by Darth Vader in the opening scene of ''[[w:c:starwars:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Star Wars]]''. For more on that planet, see the [http://www.starwars.com/databank/location/alderaan/ official Star Wars site].''
-Prior to [[2151]], Earth ships had been operating within 90 light years of the Sol system. In that year, the {{NX|Enterprise}} became the first ship to travel further than this distance. ({{ENT|Two Days and Two Nights}})
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