STARBASE is the name of an educational program sponsored by the Department of Defense. Each state can have two STARBASE sites. The program's goals are to teach science, mathematics, technology, and engineering to inner-city students in 5th grade. The program works with classes from the public schools and provides an intensive, 5-day learning experience. Check your state to see how you can get involved with the program.
A starbase is a facility, often in space, used in science fiction works such as Star Trek, Babylon 5, and Firefly. Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created produced and largely written by J Firefly is an American Science fiction Television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Typically they act as dry docks, battle stations or trading outposts.
Star Trek
The most prominent examples of a starbase are Deep Space 9, a starbase which serves as the setting for the series of the same name. Also notable is Earth Spacedock, a massive facility in Earth orbit in which vessels can berth inside the base itself rather than being docked to the outer hull. Similar facilities have also been seen within Star Trek. All of the other Star Trek series also include starbases as settings for some episode plots, with considerable portions of the episode often being shown on the starbase.
External links
- Starbase article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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