<P> Below is an abridged timeline of events established in the group of television shows and feature films set in the Star Trek universe . Many dates are estimates as the various shows and films are not consistent in their use of dates . More exhaustive timelines are available in both Star Trek reference works and on various fan websites . </P> <P> This table shows each TV series and movie, its year of release or broadcast, the year it was set in according to the prevailing Okuda chronology (see below) and the stardate range for that year . The designation Enterprise - based series are the series that featured the various incarnations of the starship USS Enterprise . In universe timeline chronological order Star Trek Enterprise (ENT), Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS), Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS), Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and all 13 of the Star Trek feature films including the three newest J.J. Abrams "reboot" films, or "Kelvin Timeline" based on the original series . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Stardates </Th> <Th> Enterprise </Th> <Th> Novels and Comics </Th> <Th> Deep Space Nine </Th> <Th> Voyager </Th> <Th> Kelvin Timeline </Th> <Th> Discovery </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Birth of the Universe </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Death Wish" (1996) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3.5 billion years ago </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "All Good Things ..." (1994) / primordial Earth </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ~ 2840 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "All Our Yesterdays" (primary plotline) (1969) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1893 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Time's Arrow" (primary plotline) (1992) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The City on the Edge of Forever" (primary plotline) (1967) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1944 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Storm Front" (primary plotline) (2004) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Little Green Men" (primary plotline) (1995) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Carbon Creek" (primary plotline) (2002) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Assignment: Earth" (primary plotline) (1968) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" (primary plotline) (1967) ("late 1960s" in dialogue, but a radio broadcast states that Apollo 11 will be launched on "Wednesday") </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Voyage Home (primary plotline) (1986) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992--1996 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Eugenics Wars" </Td> <Td> Khan Comics (secondary plotline) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Future's End" (primary plotline) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "11: 59" (primary plotline) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Carpenter Street" (primary plotline) (2003) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2024 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Past Tense" (primary plotline) (1995) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2032 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "One Small Step" (primary plotline) (1999) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2049--2053 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> World War III </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2054--2079 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Post-atomic horror </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2063 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Contact (primary plotline) (1996) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2112 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jonathan Archer born in Upstate New York </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2151--2152 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Enterprise season 1 (2001--2002) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2152--2153 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Enterprise season 2 (2002--2003) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2153--2154 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Enterprise season 3 (2003--2004) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2154--2155 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Enterprise season 4 (2004--2005) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2156--2160 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Earth--Romulan War </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2161 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Enterprise series finale: "These are the voyages ..." holodeck simulation of the events (2005) Founding of the United Federation of Planets </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2164 </Td> <Td> 2164 (Reboot Stardate) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> USS Franklin goes missing: Star Trek Beyond (2016) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2233 </Td> <Td> 2233 (Reboot Stardate) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Star Trek (2009) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2233--2258 </Td> <Td> 2233--2258 (Reboot Stardates) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nero comics </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2245--2250 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Constitution - class USS Enterprise (NCC - 1701) is launched under the command of Captain Robert April and begins its first 5 year mission . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2254 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The Cage" (1964) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2256 </Td> <Td> 1207.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The Vulcan Hello" (2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2258--2259 </Td> <Td> 2258--2259 (Reboot Stardate) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Star Trek (2009) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2259 </Td> <Td> 2259.246 (Reboot Stardate) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Khan Comics (primary plotline) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2259--2260 </Td> <Td> 2259--2260 (Reboot Stardate) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2263 </Td> <Td> 2263.2 (Reboot Stardate) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Star Trek Beyond (2016) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2265 </Td> <Td> 1000--1499 </Td> <Td> "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1965) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2266--2267 </Td> <Td> 1500--3299 </Td> <Td> Star Trek season 1 (1966--1967) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2267--2268 </Td> <Td> 3300--4799 </Td> <Td> Star Trek season 2 (1967--1968) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Trials and Tribble - ations" (primary plotline--taking place within TOS' "The Trouble With Tribbles") (1996) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2268--2269 </Td> <Td> 4800--5999 </Td> <Td> Star Trek season 3 (1968--1969) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2269 - 2270 </Td> <Td> 5221--5683 </Td> <Td> Star Trek: The Animated Series season 1 (1973--1974) </Td> <Td> Killing Time Novel </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2270 </Td> <Td> 6000--6146 </Td> <Td> Star Trek: The Animated Series season 2 (1974) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2273 </Td> <Td> 7410--7599 </Td> <Td> The Motion Picture (1979) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2275 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Spock's World Novel </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2278 </Td> <Td> 7818.1 </Td> <Td> USS Bozeman launched: "Cause and Effect" (1992) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2285 </Td> <Td> 8100--8299 </Td> <Td> The Wrath of Khan (1982) The Search for Spock (1984) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2286 </Td> <Td> 8300--8399 </Td> <Td> The Voyage Home (1986) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2287 </Td> <Td> 8400--8499 </Td> <Td> The Final Frontier (1989) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2293 </Td> <Td> 9500--9999 </Td> <Td> The Undiscovered Country (1991) Generations (Prologue) (1994) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Flashback" (flashback taking place within The Undiscovered Country) (1996) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2298--2364 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Lost Era Novels </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2333--2355 </Td> <Td> 10000 - 32999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stargazer Novels </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2354--2381 </Td> <Td> 31000 - 58999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> New Frontier Novels </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2364 </Td> <Td> 41000--41999 </Td> <Td> The Next Generation season 1 (1987--1988) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2365 </Td> <Td> 42000--42999 </Td> <Td> The Next Generation season 2 (1988--1989) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2366 </Td> <Td> 43000--43999 </Td> <Td> The Next Generation season 3 (1989--1990) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2367 </Td> <Td> 44000--44999 </Td> <Td> The Next Generation season 4 (1990--1991) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Emissary" (flashback to the Battle of Wolf 359) (1993) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2368 </Td> <Td> 45000--45999 </Td> <Td> The Next Generation season 5 (1991--1992) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2369 </Td> <Td> 46000--46999 </Td> <Td> The Next Generation season 6 (1992--1993) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Deep Space Nine season 1 (1993) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2370 </Td> <Td> 47000--47999 </Td> <Td> The Next Generation season 7 (1993--1994) Enterprise series finale (2005) </Td> <Td> Q - Squared Novel </Td> <Td> Deep Space Nine season 2 (1993--1994) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2371 </Td> <Td> 48000--48999 </Td> <Td> Generations (1994) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Deep Space Nine season 3 (1994--1995) </Td> <Td> Voyager season 1 (1995) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2372 </Td> <Td> 49000--49999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Deep Space Nine season 4 (1995--1996) </Td> <Td> Voyager season 2 (1995--1996) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2373 </Td> <Td> 50000--50999 </Td> <Td> First Contact (1996) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Deep Space Nine season 5 (1996--1997) </Td> <Td> Voyager season 3 (1996--1997) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2374 </Td> <Td> 51000--51999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Deep Space Nine season 6 (1997--1998) </Td> <Td> Voyager season 4 (1997--1998) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2375 </Td> <Td> 52000--52999 </Td> <Td> Insurrection (1998) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Deep Space Nine season 7 (1998--1999) </Td> <Td> Voyager season 5 (1998--1999) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2376 </Td> <Td> 53000--53999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A Stitch in Time Novel </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Voyager season 6 (1999--2000) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2377--2378 </Td> <Td> 54000--55599 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Voyager season 7 (2000--2001) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2378--2379 </Td> <Td> 55600 - 56399 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A Time to...Novels </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2379 </Td> <Td> 56400--56899 </Td> <Td> Nemesis (2002) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2379--2386 </Td> <Td> 56900 - 63999 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Titan Novels </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2387 </Td> <Td> 64000 - 64999 </Td> <Td> Star Trek (film) (2009) flashback, also in the Star Trek Comic: Star Trek: Countdown </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2395 </Td> <Td> 72000 - 72999 </Td> <Td> The Next Generation series finale: "All Good Things ..." (1994) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Stardates </Th> <Th> Enterprise </Th> <Th> Novels and Comics </Th> <Th> Deep Space Nine </Th> <Th> Voyager </Th> <Th> Kelvin Timeline </Th> <Th> Discovery </Th> </Tr>

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