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- For information dealing with this year in the timeline of the fictional Star Trek universe, see 1987.
Events
January
- No events listed.
February
- 17 February - First draft script for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" is submitted.
- 28 February - Michelle Horn is born.
- Pocket TOS #32: Chain of Attack by Gene DeWeese is published by Pocket Books.
March
- 2 March - John E. Chilberg II dies.
- 6 March - First story concept for TNG: "Code of Honor" is submitted.
- 16 March - Second draft script for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" is submitted.
- 30 March - Marley McClean is born.
April
- 10 April - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is released in the UK.
- 13 April - Final draft script for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" is submitted.
- 15 April - Zach Duhame is born.
- 27 April - First draft script for TNG: "The Naked Now" is submitted.
- Pocket TOS #33: Deep Domain by Howard Weinstein is published by Pocket Books.
May
- 4 May - Mike Minor dies.
June
- 1 June - Filming begins on "Encounter at Farpoint", the pilot of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- 11 June - Vijay Suzuki is born.
- 25 June - Filming ends on "Encounter at Farpoint".
- Pocket TOS #34: Dreams of the Raven by Carmen Carter is published by Pocket Books.
July
- 10 July - Vic Toyota dies.
- 13 July - Elyssa D. Vito is born.
- 16 July - ILM filmed scenes with the Old Bandi City studio model for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint".
- 25 July - Michael Welch is born.
- Pocket TOS Strangers from the Sky by Margaret Wander Bonanno is published by Pocket Books.
August
- 20 August
- - Bertrand Roberson, Jr. is born.
- - The score for TNG: "The Naked Now" is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
- 21 August - Karl Bruck dies.
- Pocket TOS #35: The Romulan Way by Diane Duane & Peter Morwood is published by Pocket Books.
September
- 1 September - The main title for Star Trek: The Next Generation is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
- 11 September - The score for TNG: "Code of Honor" is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
- 18 September - Sarah Rayne is born.
- 25 September - The score for TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before" is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
- 28 September - Star Trek: The Next Generation is launched in first-run syndication, piloting with the episode "Encounter at Farpoint".
October
- 1 October - The score for TNG: "Haven" is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
- 5 October - The first regular episode of TNG Season 1, "The Naked Now", premieres.
- 8 October - First day of shooting for the episode "Too Short a Season".
- 12 October - TNG: "Code of Honor" airs.
- 15 October - The score for TNG: "Lonely Among Us" is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
- 16 October - Seventh and final day of shooting for the episode "Too Short a Season".
- 19 October - TNG: "The Last Outpost" airs.
- 26 October - TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before" airs.
- Pocket TNG Encounter at Farpoint by David Gerrold is published by Pocket Books.
- Pocket TOS #36: How Much for Just the Planet? by John M. Ford is published by Pocket Books.
November
- 2 November - TNG: "Lonely Among Us" airs.
- 4 November - Final draft script for "Angel One" is submitted.
- 5 November - The score for TNG: "The Battle" is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
- 9 November - TNG: "Justice" airs.
- 11 November - First day of shooting for the episode "Angel One".
- 16 November
- - TNG: "The Battle" airs.
- - The score for TNG: "Hide and Q" is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
- 19 November - Last day of shooting for the episode "Angel One"
- 23 November - TNG: "Hide and Q" airs.
- 27 November - Richard Rubin dies.
- 30 November - TNG: "Haven" airs.
December
- 10 December - The score for TNG: "The Big Goodbye" is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
- 18 December - The score for TNG: "Datalore" is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
- 28 December - Thomas Alexander Dekker is born.
- Pocket TOS #37: Bloodthirst by J.M. Dillard is published by Pocket Books.
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