Contents 1 Featured article status 1.1 FA nomination (11 April 2005, Successful) 1.2 Removal suggestion (15 November 2010, Withdrawn) 2 Sources Required 3 No warp drive on Saucer Section? 4 Starship separation 5 TOS Saucer Separation

Featured article statusEdit

FA nomination (11 April 2005, Successful)Edit

Saucer separation -- I think this page shows all the information you could think of about saucer separation. It also contains background information that I found very interesting. The pictures used back up the text, and enhance certain points. zsingaya 02:14, 1 Apr 2005 (EST)

• Support. Extended write-up with good pictures. Perfect! Ottens 08:37, 9 Apr 2005 (EDT)
• Support. This is a superbly written article. The pictures suit it nicely. Probably the best non-featured article I've read so far. --Scimitar 19:51, 10 Apr 2005 (EDT)"

• Archived: I've included here the support made for this article to be made into a featured article: (zsingaya 11:29, 11 Apr 2005 (EDT))

Removal suggestion (15 November 2010, Withdrawn)Edit

From: Memory Alpha:Featured article removal candidates

Saucer separation

This is another article featured a while back that has a nearly citation-less background information section, despite containing numerous claims. Gvsualan added incite tags back in February, but many still remain. Unless they are resolved this article should be removed as a Featured Article. – Cleanse ^{( talk | contribs )} 11:22, October 19, 2010 (UTC)

Support removal unless problems are addressed.--31dot 19:00, October 19, 2010 (UTC)

Support, due to the lack of citations. --Defiant 09:45, October 26, 2010 (UTC)

I too Support this. -- TrekFan ^Talk 22:46, October 30, 2010 (UTC)

Update - SmokeDetector47 has provided the missing citations, and it all looks ship-shape now. Unless anyone has further reasons for FA removal, I will archive this discussion.– Cleanse ^{( talk | contribs )} 04:23, November 11, 2010 (UTC)

Archived.– Cleanse ^{( talk | contribs )} 01:02, November 15, 2010 (UTC)

Sources Required Edit

• "Commander Riker suggested a saucer separation shortly before the Enterprise was sent to investigate possible Romulan activity later that year, although Picard felt it was too early to justify such an action."

This section from the sub-heading "3.1 Tactical uses" lacks sources. I don't know the source off hand. Could someone fix it? Otherwise it should be removed. Thanks -- Captain MAJ ^=/\=|**** 19:06, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

It is from TNG: "The Neutral Zone", I just watched it yesterday. I'll add the citation. --OuroborosCobra 19:52, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Actually, when I originally wrote this it was in reference to the teaser for "Heart of Glory." The episode is sourced in the following paragraph; the two paragraphs should be read together as one unbroken passage. I don't recall them mentioning separation in the "The Neutral Zone," however. -- SmokeDetector47^{( TALK )} 00:51, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

I just watched "The Neutral Zone" yesterday. Riker suggest seperating the saucer, and Picard responds that it is too soon. I think it works best where it is now. They happened in the same year as well, and the line matches almost perfect from "The Neuutral Zone". If it was written from the teaser for "Hear of Glory", why would it be laterthat year? Wouldn't it be more like later that day? ;-) --OuroborosCobra 01:11, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

I hadn't read your re-write since my last comment. I have now. The "Heart of Glory" reference makes more sense now. I have re-added "The Neutral Zone" reference, I saw it last night, it was there, and deserves to be on the list as much as the "Heart of Glory" one. --OuroborosCobra 01:21, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

No warp drive on Saucer Section? Edit

Since the saucer section has no warp drive, how could it even get to the nearest starbase in a practical amount of time? --Darth borehd 03:53, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

It couldn't. Chances are that another ship would come by, or something. I do seem to remember something from the Tech Manual about being able to maintain warp drive for a certain amount of time if it is released at warp. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 03:56, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

It is something like the driver coil assembly can channel the decaying warp field of a high warp separation allowing the saucer to come out of warp in a slow and controlled manner. – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 90.221.83.112 (talk).

Starship separationEdit

In regards to the uncited reference to starship separation, I'm pretty sure Picard stated "All hands prepare for starship separation", or something similar in Encounter at Farpoint just before the battle with Q. I'll check this later today when I get a chance. Tanky 04:08, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Well, now that I know where to look, I found it :P

Data says it in "Encounter at Farpoint", confirmed in script and transcript. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 04:35, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Picard, Data, same difference :P. Glad I could be of assistance. Tanky 04:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

TOS Saucer SeparationEdit

It is referenced that in the TOS episode "The Apple" the Constitution class can preform saucer sep. Having just watched said episode; I see no mention of this in the episode at all. The article on the Constitution class again has this reference. --PFreeman008 03:19, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

It's referring to this line by Kirk: Then use your imagination. Tie every ounce of power the ship has into the impulse engines. Discard the warp drive nacelles if you have to, and crack out of there with the main section, but get that ship out of there! The separation of the main section from the rest of the ship isn't done though, as Scotty tries something "just as dangerous."--Tim Thomason 03:27, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

That's not really saucer seperation though is it.212.74.27.54 13:55, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

Yes it is. The main section Kirk was referring to was the saucer section. From what I understand, Gene Roddenberry always intended the ship to be sep capable, but it was never done in TOS because of effects and budget limitations. leandar 14:15, September 3, 2010 (UTC)