Changes: McKinley Station

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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) docked at Earth Station McKinley

Close up of the Enterprise-D at Earth Station McKinley

Earth Station McKinley, or McKinley Station, is a Starfleet facility in Earth orbit, designed for starship construction and repair. The station was able to accomodate vessels at least as large as the Galaxy class (TNG: "Family"). The same basic drydock design was also employed at Starbase 234 (TNG: "Redemption") and Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards. (VOY: "Relativity")

The USS Enterprise-D was transferred to McKinley Station shortly after its launch in 2364, before it departed for Farpoint Station. Captain Jean-Luc Picard took command of the ship while it was docked at the station. In Q's anti-time past, Picard called for a red alert while at McKinley Station. (TNG: "All Good Things...")

In 2367, the Enterprise-D underwent a major refit at McKinley Station in order to repair damage suffered following the Borg incursion. The refit was estimated to last six weeks. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II") Several systems were upgraded, including the ship's phasers (TNG: "Family") and warp core, which received a new dilithium chamber hatch. An undetected defect in the hatch caused an explosion later that year, initially blamed on joint Romulan/Klingon sabotage. (TNG: "The Drumhead")

In 2377, the USS Voyager received pictures of Earth from this vantage point courtesy of a transmission set up by Lieutenant Reginald Barclay at Starfleet Communications. (VOY: "Author, Author")

It is not clear why the images from McKinley Station shown in VOY: "Author, Author" looked like they were from geosynchronous orbit when the station is clearly shown to be in near-Earth orbit during TNG: "Family." It is possible the drydock facility shown in the TNG episode may have been part of a larger complex.

In Q's anti-time future, the USS Pasteur was due to dock at Earth Station McKinley upon arrival at Earth. However, the rendezvous was delayed when Captain Beverly Picard decided to investigate Jean-Luc Picard's claims of a temporal anomaly in the Devron system. (TNG: "All Good Things...")

The dedication plaque of the USS Voyager states the ship was constructed at Earth Station McKinley, but VOY: "Relativity" establishes that the ship was built at Utopia Planitia. Perhaps Voyager was constructed at Earth Station McKinley but was outfitted at Utopia Planitia.

The Air Force base in TOS: "Assignment: Earth" was also named McKinley Station.

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-'''Earth Station McKinley''', or '''McKinley Station''', is a [[Starfleet]] facility in [[Earth]] orbit, designed for [[starship]] construction and repair.  The station was able to accomodate vessels at least as large as the [[Galaxy class|''Galaxy'' class]]  ([[TNG]]: "[[Family]]").  The same basic [[drydock]] design was also employed at [[Starbase 234]] ([[TNG]]: "[[Redemption, Part I]]") and [[Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards]].  ([[VOY]]: "[[Relativity]]")
+'''Earth Station McKinley''', or '''McKinley Station''', is a [[Starfleet]] facility in [[Earth]] orbit, designed for [[starship]] construction and repair.  The station was able to accomodate vessels at least as large as the [[Galaxy class|''Galaxy'' class]]  ([[TNG]]: "[[Family]]").  The same basic [[drydock]] design was also employed at [[Starbase 234]] ([[TNG]]: "[[Redemption]]") and [[Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards]].  ([[VOY]]: "[[Relativity]]")
 The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] was transferred to  McKinley Station shortly after its launch in [[2364]], before it departed for [[Farpoint Station]].  [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] took command of the ship while it was docked at the station.  In [[Q]]'s [[anti-time past]], Picard called for a [[red alert]] while at McKinley Station.  ([[TNG]]: "[[All Good Things...]]")