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An ancient cryonics satellite

Corridor containing cryogenic crypts

Cryonics satellites were used by Humans in the late 20th century to cryogenically preserve individuals who had passed away. They were equipped with solar panels, and divided into four interior sections. They held several cryogenically frozen Humans that had died of causes that the Humans believed would be treatable in the future.

One such satellite, launched in the late 20th century, had drifted out of Earth's orbit over the years, and by 2364 it had strayed into the Kazis binary system. Most of the cryogenic chambers on this satellite had been damaged, so only three of the passengers were viable when the USS Enterprise-D discovered it in 2364: Clare Raymond, Sonny Clemonds, and Ralph Offenhouse. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")

The satellite was identified only as "an ancient capsule" or "space module" in the episode. Both the Star Trek Encyclopedia and the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion mention that the name S.S. Birdseye was inscribed in the hull. The topmost segment of the satellite was labeled with the registry or identification number 4077, one of the many references to M*A*S*H.
In an extended scene in the script of the episode, Worf states that, there was no way a satellite like this could have broken orbit and traveled the distance it had on its own power, even in thousands of years. They discover that the empty crypts had been forced opened and the occupants taken. To Data this suggested that, who ever took the satellite away from Earth's orbit probably learned all they could learn from those corpses and left the others behind. [1]
For more information on this studio model, see TNG studio models.

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-[[Image:Cryonicsatellite.jpg|thumb|The SS ''Birdseye'']]
+[[File:Cryonics satellite.jpg|thumb|An ancient cryonics satellite]]
+[[File:Cryonics satellite, interior.jpg|thumb|Corridor containing cryogenic crypts]]
-The '''[[SS (registry)|SS]] ''[[Bird]]s[[eye]]''''' was a [[cryonic satellite]], that was launched into [[orbit]] of [[Earth]] in the late [[20th century]].
+'''Cryonics satellites''' were used by [[Human]]s in the late [[20th century]] to [[Cryonics|cryogenically]] preserve individuals who had [[death|passed away]]. They were equipped with [[solar panel]]s, and divided into four interior sections. They held several [[Cryogenic stasis|cryogenically frozen]] [[Human]]s that had died of causes that the Humans believed would be treatable in the future.
+One such satellite, launched in the late 20th century, had drifted out of [[Earth]]'s [[orbit]] over the years, and by [[2364]] it had strayed into the [[Kazis binary system]]. Most of the cryogenic chambers on this satellite had been damaged, so only three of the passengers were viable when the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} discovered it in 2364: [[Clare Raymond]], [[Sonny Clemonds]], and [[Ralph Offenhouse]]. ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}})
-It was equipped with [[solar panel]]s, and divided into four interior sections.
+{{bginfo|The satellite was identified only as "an ancient capsule" or "space module" in the episode. Both the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'' mention that the name S.S. ''Birdseye'' was inscribed in the hull. The topmost segment of the satellite was labeled with the [[registry]] or identification number [[4077]], one of the many references to [[Popular culture references in Star Trek#M*A*S*H|M*A*S*H]].|In an extended scene in the script of the episode, Worf states that, there was no way a satellite like this could have broken orbit and traveled the distance it had on its own power, even in thousands of years. They discover that the empty crypts had been forced opened and the occupants taken. To Data this suggested that, who ever took the satellite away from Earth's orbit probably learned all they could learn from those corpses and left the others behind. {{Star Trek Minutiae|resources/scripts/126.txt}}|For more information on this [[studio model]], see [[Studio models (TNG)#Cryonics_satellite|TNG studio models]].}}
-It held several [[Cryogenic stasis|cryogenically frozen]] [[Human]]s, that had died of causes that the Humans believed would be treatable in the future. But the satellite had drifted out of orbit over the years, into the [[Kazis binary system]] by [[2364]]. Many of the cryogenic stasis pods had been damaged, only three of the passengers were revivable when the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise'']] discovered it in 2364, [[Claire Raymond]], [[Sonny Clemonds]], and [[Ralph Offenhouse]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Neutral Zone]]")
-[[Category:Earth|Birdseye, SS]]
+[[Category:Technology]]
-[[Category:Probes|Birdseye, SS]]
+[[de:Kryostasis-Satellit]]
+[[fr:Satellite cryogénique]]