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UESPA Assignment patch — The UESPA assignment patch (2143)

The United Earth Space Probe Agency, commonly abbreviated UESPA, was a space exploration agency with its origins dating back to the era of Earth's Post-Atomic Horror. This agency was administered by UESPA Headquarters. (TOS: "Charlie X", "Tomorrow is Yesterday"; VOY: "Friendship One")

History

File:Friendship One logo.jpg

Emblem on the Friendship One probe from 2067

In 2067, UESPA launched the Friendship 1 probe to the Delta Quadrant as part of a series of unmanned exploration probes. (VOY: "Friendship One")

By the 2130s, UESPA had been integrated with Starfleet as the leading United Earth space exploration service. Together, UESPA and Starfleet accomplished many missions. (ENT: "First Flight")

In the 2150, various UESPA personnel were involved in the construction of the NX-class starships. (ENT: "Broken Bow", dedication plaque; ENT: "Affliction", dedication plaque)

Starfleet UESPA — The Starfleet and UESPA seal (2155)

In 2155, the opening conference that discussed a possible "Coalition of Planets" was overseen by both UESPA and Starfleet. (ENT: "Demons")

In the 2260s, UESPA was still a major operating agency working with Starfleet vessels. By 2267, UESPA was the operating authority of the USS Enterprise's five-year mission, as Captain James T. Kirk informed John Christopher. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday") In 2266, Kirk reported to UESPA Headquarters after learning of the destruction of the Antares. (TOS: "Charlie X")

In 2293, UESPA personnel were still involved in construction of Starfleet starships, most noticeably on the USS Enterprise-B. (Star Trek Generations, dedication plaque)

UESPA personnel

Enterprise (NX-01)

The following personnel were noted for their work with the United Earth Space Probe Agency on the Enterprise NX-01 in 2151. (ENT: "Broken Bow", dedication plaque)

Captain Gene Roddenberry
Captain W.M. Jefferies

Columbia (NX-02)

The following personnel were noted for their work with the United Earth Space Probe Agency on the Columbia NX-02 in 2154. (ENT: "Affliction", dedication plaque)

Captain Gene Roddenberry (previously worked on the Enterprise)
Captain W.M. Jefferies (previosly worked on the Enterprise)

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)

The following personnel were noted for their work with UESPA on the USS Enterprise-B on stardate 9715.5. (Star Trek Generations)

Background information

UESPA (pronounced "you-spah") was first mentioned in abbreviated form in TOS: "Charlie X" and the acronym was spelled out in TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday". It was one of several names given in early episodes for the agency under which the Enterprise and its crew operated before writers finally settled on "Star Fleet" (later formatted as "Starfleet").

It later appeared in VOY: "Friendship One", when the probe Friendship 1 had the letters "UESPA-1" on its hull. It also showed an emblem looking like a mixture between the United Nations' logo and Starfleet's logo.

UESPA also appeared on the bridge dedication plaque of the USS Enterprise-B. (Star Trek Generations).

Its name was seen on a Starfleet Command logo in ENT: "Demons".

UESPA was mentioned in unseen portions of the Picard family album, in the article "It's Federation Day!". Major General Georges Picard, an aide to Thomas Vanderbilt, implies here that he fought the Romulan scourge, which itself implies that UESPA was in some way involved in the Earth-Romulan War.

Captain Kirk refers to UESPA as a "combined service," but he is vague enough that it is more likely that he was actually referring to his Starfleet crew. It is possible that starship crews of his time were a combined service of both the naval ranked Starfleet and the military ranked UESPA officers. This would explain the use of military ranks in "The Cage". This may also explain West's rank of colonel in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

Retroactive continuity: It can be reasonably assumed that UESPA officer Gene Roddenberry's ship, the VK Velikan, operated under UESPA authority.

External link

United Earth Space Probe Agency at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-[[Image:Starfleet_UESPA.JPG|thumb|The Starfleet and UESPA seal (2155)]]
+[[File:UESPA Assignment patch.jpg|thumb|The UESPA [[assignment patch]] (2143)]]
-The '''United Earth Space Probe Agency''', commonly abbreviated UESPA, was an organization centered on [[Earth]] responsible for the exploration of [[space]]. They were headquartered at [[UESPA Headquarters]]. ([[TOS]]: "[[Charlie X]]")
+The '''United Earth Space Probe Agency''', commonly abbreviated UESPA, was a space exploration agency with its origins dating back to the era of [[Earth]]'s [[Post-atomic horror|Post-Atomic Horror]]. This agency was administered by [[UESPA Headquarters]]. ({{TOS|Charlie X|Tomorrow is Yesterday}}; {{VOY|Friendship One}})
 ==History==
-[[Image:Friendship One logo.jpg|left|thumb|Emblem on the Friendship One probe from 2067.]]
+[[File:Friendship One logo.jpg|left|thumb|Emblem on the Friendship One probe from 2067]]
-In [[2067]], UESPA launched the [[Friendship One]] [[probe]] to the [[Delta Quadrant]] as part of a series of unmanned exploration probes. ([[VOY]]: "[[Friendship One (episode)|Friendship One]]")
+In [[2067]], UESPA launched the ''[[Friendship 1]]'' [[probe]] to the [[Delta Quadrant]] as part of a series of unmanned exploration probes. ({{VOY|Friendship One}})
-By the [[2130s]], UESPA had been supplanted by [[Starfleet (Earth)|Starfleet]] as the leading [[United Earth]] space exploration service. Together, UESPA and Starfleet would accomplish many missions. ([[ENT]]: "[[First Flight]]")
+By the [[2130s]], UESPA had been integrated with [[Starfleet]] as the leading [[United Earth]] space exploration service. Together, UESPA and Starfleet accomplished many missions. ({{ENT|First Flight}})
-In [[2150]], various UESPA personnel were involved in the construction of the spacecraft [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']]. (''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' set artwork)
+In the [[2150]], various UESPA personnel were involved in the construction of the {{Class|NX}} [[starship]]s. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}}, [[Enterprise dedication plaque#Enterprise (NX-01)|dedication plaque]]; {{ENT|Affliction}}, [[Columbia dedication plaque|dedication plaque]])
+[[File:Starfleet UESPA.jpg|thumb|The Starfleet and UESPA seal (2155)]]
-In [[2155]], the opening conference that discussed a possible "[[Coalition of Planets]]" was overseen by both UESPA and Starfleet. ([[ENT]]: "[[Demons]]")
+In [[2155]], the opening conference that discussed a possible "[[Coalition of Planets]]" was overseen by both UESPA and Starfleet. ({{ENT|Demons}})
+In the [[2260s]], UESPA was still a major operating agency working with [[Starfleet]] [[starship|vessel]]s. By [[2267]], UESPA was the operating authority of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}'s five-year mission, as [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]  informed [[John Christopher]]. ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}}) In [[2266]], Kirk reported to UESPA Headquarters after learning of the destruction of the ''[[Antares]]''. ({{TOS|Charlie X}})
-In [[2161]], UESPA [[Major General]] [[Georges Picard]] served as the aide to [[Ambassador]] [[Thomas Vanderbilt]] at the [[Federation Founding Ceremony]]. (''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' behind-the-scenes artwork)
+In [[2293]], UESPA personnel were still involved in construction of Starfleet starships, most noticeably on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-B|-B}}. ({{film|7}}, [[Enterprise dedication plaque#USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)|dedication plaque]])
-In the [[2260s]], UESPA was still a major operating agency working with [[Starfleet]] [[starship]]s. In [[2266]], [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] reported to UESPA Headquarters after learning of the destruction of the [[USS Antares|USS ''Antares'']]. ([[TOS]]: "[[Charlie X]]")
+==UESPA personnel==
-In [[2267]], Captain Kirk believed UESPA to be the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']]'s operating authority. He informed [[John Christopher]] of this after [[time travel]]ling to the year [[1969]]. ([[TOS]]: "[[Tomorrow is Yesterday]]")
-In [[2293]], UESPA personnel were still involved in construction of Starfleet starships, most noticeably on the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)|USS ''Enterprise''-B]]. (''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' set artwork)
-==UESPA Personnel==
-* [[Major General]] [[Georges Picard]] ([[2161]])
 ===''Enterprise'' (NX-01)===
-The following personnel were noted for their work with the United Earth Space Probe Agency on the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' (NX-01)]] in [[2151]]. (''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'')
+The following personnel were noted for their work with the United Earth Space Probe Agency on the {{EnterpriseNX}} in [[2151]]. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}}, [[Enterprise dedication plaque#Enterprise (NX-01)|dedication plaque]])
-* [[Captain]] [[Gene Roddenberry (Captain)|Gene Roddenberry]]
+* [[Captain]] {{dis|Gene Roddenberry|UESPA}}
 * Captain [[W.M. Jefferies]]
+===''Columbia'' (NX-02)===
+The following personnel were noted for their work with the United Earth Space Probe Agency on the {{ColumbiaNX}} in [[2154]]. ({{ENT|Affliction}}, [[Columbia dedication plaque|dedication plaque]])
+* Captain Gene Roddenberry (previously worked on the ''Enterprise'')
+* Captain W.M. Jefferies (previosly worked on the ''Enterprise'')
 ===USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-B)===
-The following personnel were noted for their work with U.E.S.P.A. on the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)|USS ''Enterprise''-B]] on [[stardate]] [[2293|9715.5]]. (''[[Star Trek Generations]]'')
+The following personnel were noted for their work with UESPA on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-B|-B}} on [[stardate]] [[2293|9715.5]]. ({{film|7}})
 * [[Denise Okuda (UESPA)|Denise Okuda]]
 * [[Alan Kobayashi (UESPA)|Alan Kobayashi]]
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 * [[Geoff Mandel (UESPA)|Geoff Mandel]]
-==Background==
+== Background information ==
-UESPA (pronounced "you-spah") was first mentioned in abbreviated form in [[TOS]]: "[[Charlie X]]" and the acronym was spelled out in [[TOS]]: "[[Tomorrow is Yesterday]]".  It was one of several names given in early episodes for the agency under which the ''Enterprise'' and its crew operated before writers finally settled on "Starfleet".
+UESPA (pronounced "you-spah") was first mentioned in abbreviated form in {{TOS|Charlie X}} and the acronym was spelled out in {{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}}. It was one of several names given in early episodes for the agency under which the ''Enterprise'' and its crew operated before writers finally settled on "Star Fleet" (later formatted as "Starfleet").
+It later appeared in {{VOY|Friendship One}}, when the probe ''[[Friendship 1]]'' had the letters "UESPA-1" on its hull. It also showed an emblem looking like a mixture between the United Nations' logo and Starfleet's logo.
+UESPA also appeared on the [[bridge]] [[dedication plaque]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-B|-B}}. ({{film|7}}).
-It later appeared in [[VOY]]: [[Friendship One (episode)|Friendship One]] when the homonymous [[Friendship One|probe]] had the letters "UESPA-1" on its hull. It also showed an emblem looking like a mixture between the UN's and Starfleet's logo.
+Its name was seen on a [[Starfleet Command]] logo in {{ENT|Demons}}.
-UESPA also appeared on the [[bridge]] [[dedication plaque]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)|''Enterprise''-B]]. (''[[Star Trek: Generations]]'').
+UESPA was mentioned in unseen portions of the [[Picard family album]], in the article "[[It's Federation Day!]]". [[Major General]] [[Georges Picard]], an aide to [[Thomas Vanderbilt]], implies here that he fought the [[Romulan]] scourge, which itself implies that UESPA was in some way involved in the [[Earth-Romulan War]].
-Its logo was seen at [[Starfleet Command]] in [[ENT]]: "[[Demons]]."
+Captain Kirk refers to UESPA as a "combined service," but he is vague enough that it is more likely that he was actually referring to his Starfleet crew. It is possible that starship crews of his time were a combined service of both the naval ranked Starfleet and the military ranked UESPA officers. This would explain the use of military ranks in {{e|The Cage}}. This may also explain [[West]]'s rank of [[colonel]] in {{film|6}}.
-It can be reasonably assumed that UESPA officer "[[Gene Roddenberry (Captain)|Gene Roddenberry]]'s" ship, the [[VK Velikan|VK ''Velikan'']], operated under UESPA authority.
+[[Retroactive continuity]]: It can be reasonably assumed that UESPA officer {{dis|Gene Roddenberry|UESPA}}'s ship, the {{VK|Velikan}}, operated under UESPA authority.
-UESPA was mentioned in unseen portions of the [[Picard family album]], in the article [[It's Federation Day!]]. Major General Georges Picard implies that he fought the [[Romulan]] scourge, which itself implies that UESPA was in some way involved in the [[Earth-Romulan War]].
+==External link==
-Captain Kirk refers to UESPA as a "combined service," but he is vague enough that it is more likely that he was actually referring to his Starfleet crew. It is possible that starship crews of his time were a combined service of both the naval ranked Starfleet and the military ranked UESPA officers. This would explain the use of military ranks in "[[The Cage]]."
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