While some believe First Contact with the Vulcans happened just after the Third World War, others know better. T’Pol regales the captain with a tale of one of her ancestors visit to the planet Earth in the late 1950s shortly after the launch of Sputnik.
| Air Date | 25 September 2002 |
| Production Number | 027 |
| Stardate | n/a |
| Gregorian Calendar Date | 12 April 2152 & October 1957 |
| Primary Arc | The Vulcan Way |
| Secondary Arc | First Contact |
| Tertiary Arc | n/a |
| See It or Skip It | See It! |
| Previously on Star Trek | Order | Next Time on Star Trek |
|---|---|---|
| Shockwave | Part II | Chronological | Minefield |
| Shockwave | Part II | Air Date | Minefield |
| Shockwave | Production | Shockwave | Part II |
| Fallen Hero | Primary Arc | The Seventh |
| Vox Sola | Secondary Arc | The Communicator |
| n/a | Tertiary Arc | n/a |
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