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== Background ==
 
== Background ==
 
* [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] is described as a gifted orbital engineer who constructed spacecrafts in orbit on [[StarTrek.com]].{{st|charles-trip-tucker|}}
 
* [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] is described as a gifted orbital engineer who constructed spacecrafts in orbit on [[StarTrek.com]].{{st|charles-trip-tucker|}}
* [[Benjamin Sisko]] considered directing construction of orbital habitats on Earth.{{st|benjamin-sisko}}
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* [[Benjamin Sisko]] considered directing construction of orbital habitats on Earth.[http://www.startrek.com/database_article/sisko]
 
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An orbital engineer is an engineer who specializes in the field of orbital engineering; that is, the application of engineering science and technology to objects used or associated with a planet's orbit.

While posing as a crewman aboard Enterprise, Daniels claimed that he had a brother who was an orbital engineer at Jupiter Station. When it was later revealed that he was actually a time traveler from the future, he told Charles Tucker that he did not actually have a brother. (ENT: "Cold Front")

The ability to maintain operation of orbital tethers is within the confines of the skills possessed by an orbital engineer. When Lillias was having trouble attempting to get a power relay of a mag-lev carriage on-line, in 2372, she said "I'm not an orbital engineer. I can't do this." Fortunately Neelix, who had some experience with such technology, was able to help her by recalibrating the pressure valve. (VOY: "Rise")

Background