Mr. Spock

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

Starfleet

Nearly Spock's entire Starfleet career — he joined Starfleet against his father's wishes, as Sarek wanted his son to attend the Vulcan Science Academy — was spent serving onboard a single ship, the famous USS Enterprise. He served for nearly eleven years under Captain Christopher Pike. Publications from the producers of the Original Series indicate that Spock's "backstory" had him assigned to the Enterprise while still a Cadet, and that he was later commissioned an Ensign and subsequently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. The first time the viewing audience saw Spock he was a full Lieutenant, serving as a junior science officer onboard the Enterprise ('). Some of Spock's experiences serving under Captain Pike were depicted in the non-canon comic book series '.

Related Topics:
Starfleet - USS ''Enterprise'' - Christopher Pike - Cadet - Ensign - Lieutenant Junior Grade - Lieutenant

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Spock's first temporary command was in 2254 when he ordered the evacuation of the Enterprise from Talos IV, after all of the senior officers had been kidnapped by the hostile inhabitants. In the early 2260s, Spock was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and assigned a dual commission as both the Executive Officer and Senior Science Officer of the Enterprise under Captain James T. Kirk ('). By 2267, Spock had risen in rank to a full Commander. He resigned his commission in 2270 in order to return to Vulcan and undergo training for the Kolinahr discipline.

Related Topics:
Talos IV - Lieutenant Commander - James T. Kirk - Commander - Kolinahr

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In 2271 Spock returned to active duty and was reinstated as a Commander and posted as the Senior Science Officer to the USS Enterprise. Following the V'ger crisis (chronicled in '), and the loss of Enterprise Executive Officer, Captain Willard Decker, Spock apparently resumed his dual post of First Officer and Senior Science Officer of the USS Enterprise. It is assumed that another mission of exploration followed this event, however this has yet to be established into canon.

Related Topics:
V'ger - Willard Decker - Canon

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A number of years later, the Enterprise was assigned as a training vessel for Starfleet Academy. Spock was promoted to Captain and assigned as the Commanding Officer of the USS Enterprise as Kirk resumed his duties as an admiral in Starfleet Command. In 2282, Spock was temporarily relieved of command during the Genesis Crisis ('), when Admiral James Kirk took command of the Enterprise as per Starfleet regulations in order to combat Khan Noonien Singh. During that mission, Spock was killed in action after he entered an antimatter chamber without a protective suit. He did this in a successful emergency effort to bring the ship's warp engines online just in time to allow the Enterprise to escape the explosion of the Genesis Device, which would create the planet Genesis.

Related Topics:
Starfleet Academy - Captain - Admiral - Starfleet Command - Khan Noonien Singh - Antimatter - Warp - Genesis

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