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- For information dealing with this year in the timeline of the fictional Star Trek universe, see 1997.
1997
- 1 June
- The paperback version of Inside Star Trek: The Real Story is published by Pocket Books.
- 16 June
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's fifth season ends with "Call to Arms". The episode features the beginning of the Dominion War storyline that will continue to the end of the series.
- 29 September
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's sixth season begins with "A Time to Stand". The episode carries a dedication to the memory of Brandon Tartikoff, the former chairman of Paramount Pictures who died in August. It was at Tartikoff's request that Deep Space Nine was developed.
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the video game, is released.
Other events
- Early 1997
- Derek Garth dies.
- 23 January
- Bill Zuckert dies.
- 4 March
- Carey Loftin dies.
- 18 April
- Georgia Schmidt dies.
- 27 April
- Paul Lambert dies.
- 16 June
- Michael O'Herlihy dies.
- 24 June
- Brian Keith dies.
- 26 August
- Samuel A. Peeples dies.
- 27 August
- Brandon Tartikoff dies.
- 28 August
- Eve Smith dies.
- 10 September
- Ivan Ditmars dies.
- 2 November
- Lee Correy dies.
- 24 December
- James Komack dies.
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