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Another known application of stasis is to prevent a [[Changeling]] from altering its form, by use of a [[quantum stasis field]]. ({{DS9|The Die is Cast}}) |
Another known application of stasis is to prevent a [[Changeling]] from altering its form, by use of a [[quantum stasis field]]. ({{DS9|The Die is Cast}}) |
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| + | In [[2375]], [[Android]] [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] was held in stasis in [[engineering]] aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|USS ''Enterprise''-E]] following a malfunction on the [[Ba'ku]] [[Ba'ku (planet)|homeworld]]. ({{film|9}}) |
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[[Harry Kim]] recalled the tale of his uncle [[Jack (Captain)|Jack]], who piloted a mission to [[Beta Capricus]] in [[2210]], while the rest of the [[crew]] was in stasis. When he arrived it turned out that Beta Capricus did not exist, but was indeed just the misinterpreted image of a distant [[galaxy]]. Jack did not wake his crew because there was nothing to do or see and returned to [[Earth]]. When they arrived six months later, Jack brought the crew out of stasis and they wondered why they hadn't left Earth's [[orbit]]. ({{VOY|11:59}}) |
[[Harry Kim]] recalled the tale of his uncle [[Jack (Captain)|Jack]], who piloted a mission to [[Beta Capricus]] in [[2210]], while the rest of the [[crew]] was in stasis. When he arrived it turned out that Beta Capricus did not exist, but was indeed just the misinterpreted image of a distant [[galaxy]]. Jack did not wake his crew because there was nothing to do or see and returned to [[Earth]]. When they arrived six months later, Jack brought the crew out of stasis and they wondered why they hadn't left Earth's [[orbit]]. ({{VOY|11:59}}) |
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Revision as of 08:38, 4 July 2007
Lt. Commander Data in stasis aboard the Enterprise-E
Stasis refers to a complete cessation of movement within an area.
If used when referring to lifeforms, it is also known as suspended animation and denotes the limiting of bodily functions, inducing a prolonged sleep, in order to slow down the the aging process. Most often this is accomplished through cryogenic stasis.
Individuals put into stasis are usually placed in a stasis unit, and can result in being successfully suspended for hundreds of years while being less susceptible to environmental hazards. (TNG: "The Emissary", "Relics", "Face of the Enemy"; VOY: "The 37's", "One"; ENT: "Precious Cargo") Pre-warp civilizations therefore sometimes use sleeper ships equipped with stasis technology for long-range transport of personnel, usually as colony vessels. (TOS: "Space Seed"; TNG: "Face of the Enemy")
Croden, placed his daughter, Yareth, in stasis in the 2360s. (DS9: "Vortex")
During the Dominion War, it was learned that the Dominion shipped Jem'Hadar infants in stasis chambers. This was discovered 2371 when Quark inadvertently purchased a Jem'Hadar infant in a stasis chamber that was included in salvage. (DS9: "The Abandoned")
Another known application of stasis is to prevent a Changeling from altering its form, by use of a quantum stasis field. (DS9: "The Die is Cast")
In 2375, Android Lieutenant Commander Data was held in stasis in engineering aboard the USS Enterprise-E following a malfunction on the Ba'ku homeworld. (Star Trek: Insurrection)
Harry Kim recalled the tale of his uncle Jack, who piloted a mission to Beta Capricus in 2210, while the rest of the crew was in stasis. When he arrived it turned out that Beta Capricus did not exist, but was indeed just the misinterpreted image of a distant galaxy. Jack did not wake his crew because there was nothing to do or see and returned to Earth. When they arrived six months later, Jack brought the crew out of stasis and they wondered why they hadn't left Earth's orbit. (VOY: "11:59")
In a starship's sickbay, the morgue is typically equipped with stasis fields to preserve dead bodies until they can be buried or until a postmortem is performed. (VOY: "Renaissance Man")
When their shuttle crash-landed on the Drayan crysata moon in 2372, Lieutenant Tuvok protected Ensign Bennet's body with a stasis field while he awaited rescue. (VOY: "Innocence")