
After a crash landing on an remote plant on an urgent mission to save the life of an Assistant Federation Commissioner, Kirk, Spock and McCoy discover the inventor of the warp drive alive and well in the 23rd century.
| Air Date | 10 November 1967 |
| Production Number | 60331 |
| Stardate | 3219.8 |
| Gregorian Calendar Date | Saturday, 03 November 2266 20:46:40 GMT Sunday, 04 November 2266 05:22:04 GMT |
| Primary Arc | Cochran |
| Secondary Arc | Of Gods and Men |
| Tertiary Arc | n/a |
| See It or Skip It | See It! |
| Previously on Star Trek | Order | Next Time on Star Trek |
|---|---|---|
| The Gamesters of Triskelion | Chronological | The City on the Edge of Forever |
| I, Mudd | Air Date | Journey to Babel |
| Catspaw | Production | Friday’s Child |
| n/a | Primary Arc | First Contact |
| The Magicks of Megas-Tu | Secondary Arc | n/a |
| n/a | Tertiary Arc | n/a |
Stardate Sidebar: Following the time-travel shenanigans of “Assignment: Earth” the crew of the starship Enterprise carry on with their mission, allowing this episode and the next two episodes to occur during the events of “The Gamesters of Triskelion”. Perhaps this is what lead to the Temporal Prime Directive?