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+ | [[File:Starfleet communications research center sol sector.jpg|thumb|The Communications Research Center in 2377]] |
| − | The '''Communications Research Center''' is a [[Starfleet]] institution based in [[San Francisco]] on [[Earth]]. |
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| + | [[File:Starfleet communications research embarcadero.jpg|thumb|An alternate view of the Communications Research Center in 2404]] |
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| − | It was home to the [[Pathfinder Project]], which was founded between [[2374]] and [[2376]] in order to establish communications with the [[Federation]] [[starship]] [[USS Voyager]], which was lost in the [[Delta Quadrant]] since [[2371]]. The project stood under the supervision of [[Admiral]] [[Owen Paris]] and was led by [[Commander]] [[Peter Harkins]]. One of its key members was [[Reginald Barclay]]. |
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| + | The '''Communications Research Center''' is under the jurisdiction of [[Starfleet Communications]], based in [[San Francisco]] on [[Earth]]. It was home to the [[Pathfinder Project]] during the late [[2370s]]. The facility included several [[holodeck]]s. As of [[2377]] its staff included [[Admiral]] [[Owen Paris]], [[Commander]] [[Peter Harkins]], and [[Lieutenant]] [[Reginald Barclay]]. ({{VOY|Pathfinder|Inside Man|Endgame}}) |
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| − | It was Barclay's efforts that led to two way communication being made with the ''Voyager'', when he came up with the idea of directing a [[tachyon]] beam towards an approaching itinerant pulsar to send a signal through an artificial wormhole. Unfortuinately, Barclay chose to suggest his idea in the middle of an official briefing with Admiral Paris, against Commander Harkins' orders. |
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| − | Harkins discovered how obsessed with ''Voyager'' Barclay is, when he discovered a holographic Voyager, with crew, on the [[Holodeck]] at the Communication Center, with Barclay in it. Commander Harkins sends Barclay home to get some time away from all thoughts of Voyager, despite Barclay's protests. He later admitted to [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi]] that he missed the sense of family that he had on the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise'']]. |
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| + | *The Starfleet Communications building is a modified picture of the {{w|Bank of China Tower|Bank of China Tower}} in Hong Kong. |
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| + | *The Building was seen from an alternate angle in {{VOY|Endgame}} near the [[Embarcadero Center]] in San Francisco. The building, itself, stands in the exact location where the [[One Maritime Plaza]] Building presently stands. Interestingly enough, this building shares a similar criss-cross X structure to that of the Bank of China Tower. Another item of note is that the {{w|Embarcadero_Freeway|Embarcadero Freeway}} can be glimpsed in the upper left hand corner. The freeway was demolished after the {{w|Loma Prieta Earthquake|Loma Prieta Earthquake}} in 1989. In the 24th century perhaps another freeway-like structure stands in its place. The real world explanation is that it was most likely a reuse of an old image. |
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| − | Barclay entered the holodeck, and again activated the ''Voyager'' hologram, to activate his plan to use the [[MIDAS array]] to communicate with the real ship, using the holographic characters to protect and assist him. Just as Harkins uses a simulated [[warp core]] breach to end the program, [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] hails the Communications Center, having received Barclay's message - finally, two way communication has been established with the ship. ([[VGR]]: "[[Pathfinder]]"). |
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Revision as of 04:41, 7 June 2014
The Communications Research Center in 2377
An alternate view of the Communications Research Center in 2404
The Communications Research Center is under the jurisdiction of Starfleet Communications, based in San Francisco on Earth. It was home to the Pathfinder Project during the late 2370s. The facility included several holodecks. As of 2377 its staff included Admiral Owen Paris, Commander Peter Harkins, and Lieutenant Reginald Barclay. (VOY: "Pathfinder", "Inside Man", "Endgame")
Background information
- The Starfleet Communications building is a modified picture of the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong.
- The Building was seen from an alternate angle in VOY: "Endgame" near the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco. The building, itself, stands in the exact location where the One Maritime Plaza Building presently stands. Interestingly enough, this building shares a similar criss-cross X structure to that of the Bank of China Tower. Another item of note is that the Embarcadero Freeway can be glimpsed in the upper left hand corner. The freeway was demolished after the Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989. In the 24th century perhaps another freeway-like structure stands in its place. The real world explanation is that it was most likely a reuse of an old image.