Mr. Spock

:This article is about the Star Trek character Mr. Spock. For other uses of the name, see Spock.

Rebirth

It was later discovered that Spock had transferred his katra, or spiritual essence, to the brain of a shipmate, Dr. Leonard McCoy, at death. In an honorary space burial Spock's body was enclosed in a torpedo and fired onto the rapidly forming Genesis planet (the work of the Genesis terraforming project). As the planet's gravitational fields were still in flux, the torpedo soft-landed. Spock's dead cells were "regenerated" by the Genesis Wave. Spock's body was actually "re-born" on the planet. It was later recovered and his katra returned to it in '. (The nature of the katra was further explored in '; see the main article on Vulcans for more about the katra.)

Related Topics:
Katra - Leonard McCoy - Space burial - Vulcans

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Following Spock's rebirth, he completed an accelerated training program and was reinstated as a Captain in Starfleet. (Although never explained on screen, it is assumed that Spock's original personality and memories from his katra somehow reasserted themselves following a brief period of disorientation and amnesia.) In 2286, after the "Whale Song Incident", he was assigned as the Executive Officer of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) ('), although he retained the rank of captain. Spock remained as the Enterprise Executive Officer for the next seven years. During this time, he participated in an historic journey to the center of the galaxy (') and also was a key figure in forming the lasting alliance with the Klingon Empire (').

Related Topics:
Amnesia - USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-A) - Klingon Empire

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