2002 (production)

Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)

For information about 2002 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 2002.

2002

1 January - Jack C. Haldeman II, Benjamin W.S. Lum and Meg Wyllie die.
14 January -
- UK VHS release: VOY volume 7.12.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Acquisition" is submitted.
16 January -
- Ron Taylor dies.
- ENT: "Silent Enemy" airs.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem".
- In an interview, Rick Berman declares the season finale of ENT Season 1 will "most likely" end with a cliffhanger, to be concluded at the start of the second season.
23 January - ENT: "Dear Doctor" airs.
29 January - Barbara Townsend dies.
30 January - ENT: "Sleeping Dogs" airs.

1 February -
- Pocket TNG #61: Diplomatic Implausibility is released.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Detained".
6 February - ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem" airs.
7 February - Final draft script of ENT: "Fusion".
13 February -
- ENT: "Shuttlepod One" airs.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Vox Sola".
25 February -
- UK VHS release: VOY volume 7.13 (end).
- Final draft script of ENT: "Fallen Hero".
26 February - Lawrence Tierney and Tony Young die.
27 February - ENT: "Fusion" airs.

6 March - Final draft script of ENT: "Desert Crossing".
18 March - Final draft script of ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights".
19 March - 27 March - Seven days of filming on ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights".
20 March - ENT: "Rogue Planet" airs.
22 March - Final draft script of ENT: "Shockwave".
25 March - Final draft script of ENT: "Oasis".
26 March - Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete First Season is released on Region 1 DVD. This is the first DVD box set of a Star Trek series to be produced.
27 March - ENT: "Acquisition" airs.

1 April - Paramount Home Entertainment begins its short-lived release of Star Trek: Enterprise on VHS in the UK with ENT volume 1.1.
3 April -
- ENT: "Oasis" airs.
- Second unit footage is filmed for ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights".
9 April -
- Principal photography on the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise ends with the season finale "Shockwave" wrapping.
- Insert shots are filmed for "Two Days and Two Nights".
24 April - ENT: "Detained" airs.

10 June - UK VHS release: ENT volume 1.3.
24 June - UK VHS release: TNG volume 5.1, ENT volume 1.4.
26 June - Production begins on the second season of Star Trek: Enterprise with production on "Carbon Creek" commencing.

1 July - UK VHS release: ENT volume 1.5.
2 July - Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Third Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
22 July - UK VHS release: TNG volume 5.2, ENT volume 1.6.

5 August - UK VHS release: TNG volume 5.3, ENT volume 1.7.
6 August - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Director's Edition) is released on DVD in Region 1.
8 August - Final draft script for ENT: "Dead Stop" is submitted.
12 August - First day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
13 August - Second day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
14 August - Third day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
15 August - Fourth day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
16 August -
- Jeff Corey dies.
- Fifth day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
19 August -
- Sixth day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
- UK VHS releases: ENT volume 1.8, Enterprise Collectors Edition of volumes 1.1-1.3.
20 August - Seventh and final day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".