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A science laboratory (for short, lab or science lab) was any area set-up for work in experimental or observational science. Areas like these were commonplace aboard explorational vessels such as Federation starships, space stations and outposts, under the auspices of Starfleet's sciences division.

Constitution class

The Constitution-class USS Enterprise had fourteen separate science labs during James T. Kirk's historic five-year mission as commanding officer. Kirk met psychologist Helen Noel at the 2265 science lab Christmas party. (TOS: "Operation -- Annihilate!", "Dagger of the Mind")

The refit configuration of the Constitution-class also had science labs, as was typified aboard the USS Enterprise-A. In 2293, Spock and Chekov used one such lab to examine Klingon blood. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

In an ultimately unused line of dialogue from the final draft script of TOS: "Charlie X", all the lab circuitry aboard the Enterprise (as of 2266) ran through the main corridor on deck five.
In a scene description for a scene that (although scripted) was not included in the actual film, the science labs of the Enterprise-A were said to be on the vessel's R Deck. The only scene in the film to depict one of the science labs was originally to have been set in Spock's quarters. [1] The lab was actually a redressed version of a set that had served as the office of the chief medical officer in several Star Trek productions, beginning with McCoy's office in Star Trek: The Motion Picture and notably including Beverly Crusher's office in I AM ERROR. (text commentary, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Special Edition) DVD)

Galaxy class

Science laboratory, 2369

A science lab aboard the USS Enterprise-D

Galaxy-class starships like the USS Enterprise-D had at least sixteen general-purpose science laboratories plus a number of dedicated facilities studying different disciplines. Extra labs could be installed on Deck 8 if needed. (TNG: "Suspicions", "Liaisons") Typical science laboratories aboard a Galaxy-class starship included:

Sickbay laboratory

The sickbay lab

Intrepid and Nova class

Voyager science lab

A science lab aboard the USS Voyager

Intrepid-class and Nova-class ships shared an identical science lab design. Typical science laboratories aboard these starships included:

Sovereign class

Typical science laboratories aboard a Sovereign-class starship included:

The set for the Sovereign-class engineering lab in Star Trek Nemesis was built as a set on Paramount Stage 17. (Information from shooting schedule)

Miscellaneous

Deep Space 9's science laboratory

A science lab on DS9

Xindi-Arboreal laboratory

A Xindi-Arboreal laboratory

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