Mestral on Earth in 1957.
Mestral was a Vulcan explorer in the 20th century.
Mestral was a crewmember of a small Vulcan survey craft that crashlanded in Carbon Creek, Pennsylvania, a mining town, in 1957. Through a game of pool and his confidence in his knowledge of simple geometry, he was pivotal in obtaining currency and, consequently, "cryogenic" (i.e. frozen) food for the crew. One employment he held while on Earth was that of a coal miner.
Of the three Vulcans, Mestral developed a much stronger fascination for human culture than T'Mir or Stron, so much so that chose to remain on Earth, rather than return to Vulcan with his crewmates when a rescue ship came. Officially, T'Mir and Stron reported that Mestral had perished in the crash of their ship. (ENT: "Carbon Creek")
- Mestral was played by J. Paul Boehmer, his name is a reference to George de Mestral.
- Given the length of Vulcan lifespans, it's quite possible that Mestral lived to see First Contact between Vulcans and humans in 2063.