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| [[Image:Galaxy class docked at DS9.jpg|thumb|150px|A [[Galaxy class]] starship docked at one of Deep Space 9's upper pylons]]
 
| [[Image:Galaxy class docked at DS9.jpg|thumb|150px|A [[Galaxy class]] starship docked at one of Deep Space 9's upper pylons]]
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|[[Image:Voyager_at_DS9.jpg|thumb|150px|A [[Intrepid Class]] starship docked at one of Deep Space 9's upper pylons]]
 
 
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| [[Image:Sirellas vorcha cruiser.jpg|thumb|150px|A [[Vor'cha class]] starship docked at an upper pylon.]]
 
| [[Image:Sirellas vorcha cruiser.jpg|thumb|150px|A [[Vor'cha class]] starship docked at an upper pylon.]]
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| [[Image:Defiant DS9.jpg|thumb|150px|The ''Defiant'' narrowly misses a lower docking pylon.]]
 
| [[Image:Defiant DS9.jpg|thumb|150px|The ''Defiant'' narrowly misses a lower docking pylon.]]
 
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[[Image:DS9 missing pylon.jpg|thumb|150px|Deep Space 9 missing a upper pylon.]]
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A '''pylon''' is a large area of [[Cardassian]] [[space station]]s such as [[Deep Space 9]] and [[Empok Nor]]. These types of stations have six pylons, known as upper and lower pylons.
   
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At the end of the pylons are [[docking bay]]s, where large [[starship]]s can dock with the station.
The '''docking pylons''' were a series of six large structures attached to [[Deep Space 9]]'s [[docking ring]]. These sweeping modules contained the large [[ore processor|ore processing]] facilities, and also permitted the docking of large [[starship]]s at the [[space station|station]]. The pylons were generally referred to by their position relative to the station's horizontal axis and a designated number, for example: "Upper pylon 1" or "Lower pylon 3". At the end of the pylons are [[docking bay]]s, where large [[starship]]s can dock with the station. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'')
 
   
 
The [[Starfleet]] and [[Bajoran]] crew of Deep Space 9 often had trouble with that station's pylons. [[Miles O'Brien]] was often instrumental in getting them working again. ({{DS9|Whispers}})
 
The [[Starfleet]] and [[Bajoran]] crew of Deep Space 9 often had trouble with that station's pylons. [[Miles O'Brien]] was often instrumental in getting them working again. ({{DS9|Whispers}})
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Later that year, the [[Cardassian freighter]] ''[[Bok'Nor]]'' docked at Upper Pylon One. Shortly after leaving the pylon, it was destroyed by a [[Maquis]] bomb. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
 
Later that year, the [[Cardassian freighter]] ''[[Bok'Nor]]'' docked at Upper Pylon One. Shortly after leaving the pylon, it was destroyed by a [[Maquis]] bomb. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
   
In early [[2371]], [[Jadzia Dax]] spent many hours an upper pylon, installing a new [[sensor relay]]. ({{DS9|Equilibrium}}) Sometime in the same year, the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] docked at the upper pylon prior to its departure to the [[badlands]]. ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
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In early [[2371]], [[Jadzia Dax]] spent many hours an upper pylon, installing a new [[sensor relay]]. ({{DS9|Equilibrium}})
   
 
''In an [[alternate timeline]], a [[Romulan]] [[warbird]] decloaked off Lower Pylon Two and disabled Deep Space 9's [[shield generator]]s.'' ({{DS9|Visionary}})
 
''In an [[alternate timeline]], a [[Romulan]] [[warbird]] decloaked off Lower Pylon Two and disabled Deep Space 9's [[shield generator]]s.'' ({{DS9|Visionary}})
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In late 2372, a rogue [[Jem'Hadar]] group planted and detonated a bomb in Upper Pylon Three, destroying it. ({{DS9|To the Death}})
 
In late 2372, a rogue [[Jem'Hadar]] group planted and detonated a bomb in Upper Pylon Three, destroying it. ({{DS9|To the Death}})
   
The ''Defiant'' narrowly missed hitting a pylon in [[2373]], after the starship's systems were damaged by [[Michael Eddington]]'s [[cascade virus]]. The ship was being manually piloted by Jadzia Dax who was able to make the ship do a half roll, missing the pylon. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
 
   
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==See also==
 
 
The ''Defiant'' narrowly missed hitting a pylon in [[2373]], after the starship's systems were damaged by [[Michael Eddington]]'s [[cascade virus]]. The ship was being manually piloted by Jadzia Dax who was able to make the ship do a half roll, missing the pylon. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
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Revision as of 00:41, 28 February 2007

Galaxy class docked at DS9

A Galaxy class starship docked at one of Deep Space 9's upper pylons

Sirellas vorcha cruiser

A Vor'cha class starship docked at an upper pylon.

Runabout at docking pylon

A Danube class runabout at an upper pylon.

File:Defiant DS9.jpg

The Defiant narrowly misses a lower docking pylon.

DS9 missing pylon

Deep Space 9 missing a upper pylon.

A pylon is a large area of Cardassian space stations such as Deep Space 9 and Empok Nor. These types of stations have six pylons, known as upper and lower pylons.

At the end of the pylons are docking bays, where large starships can dock with the station.

The Starfleet and Bajoran crew of Deep Space 9 often had trouble with that station's pylons. Miles O'Brien was often instrumental in getting them working again. (DS9: "Whispers")

The upper pylons, especially Upper Pylon Two, were popular with people wanting to get a good view of the Bajoran wormhole and ships departing the station. (DS9: "Crossfire", "The Visitor", "By Inferno's Light")

A few weeks after the Federation took control of the station in 2369, upper pylon three had to be shut down for maintenance for forty-eight hours. Several weeks after that, a failed power transfer grid caused all the upper pylons to lose power. (DS9: "Past Prologue", "A Man Alone")

Later that year, when a computer program called "Pup" inhabited the station's computer, Odo and Lwaxana Troi were trapped in a turbolift in Upper Pylon Three. (DS9: "The Forsaken")

In early 2370, the Tygarian freighter Nanut docked at Upper Pylon Two. Several weeks later, all of the airlocks on Deep Space 9's pylons were sealed due to a plasma disruption. (DS9: "The Homecoming", "Invasive Procedures")

Later that year, the Cardassian freighter Bok'Nor docked at Upper Pylon One. Shortly after leaving the pylon, it was destroyed by a Maquis bomb. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")

In early 2371, Jadzia Dax spent many hours an upper pylon, installing a new sensor relay. (DS9: "Equilibrium")

In an alternate timeline, a Romulan warbird decloaked off Lower Pylon Two and disabled Deep Space 9's shield generators. (DS9: "Visionary")

When the Klingons invaded Deep Space 9 in early 2372, one the areas they beamed into was Lower Pylon Three. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")

The IKS Drovana was towed to Upper Pylon Three by the USS Defiant after it was mysteriously disabled. (DS9: "Sons of Mogh")

In late 2372, a rogue Jem'Hadar group planted and detonated a bomb in Upper Pylon Three, destroying it. (DS9: "To the Death")


The Defiant narrowly missed hitting a pylon in 2373, after the starship's systems were damaged by Michael Eddington's cascade virus. The ship was being manually piloted by Jadzia Dax who was able to make the ship do a half roll, missing the pylon. (DS9: "For the Uniform")