What exactly is Deep Space Nine?

Starfleet #327 · Captain Joined: 27 Aug 2003 Posts: 526 Location: Australia

It sure dosnt look like its Federation.. Infact I could take a fair guess its Cardassian?

I have never seen a Federation starbase that looks like that.. But Deep Space Nine is run by the Federation... Right?

Mabye it was an abandoned Cardassian starbase that the Federation converted?

Someone please explain!

jbi507 · **Sat Sep 20, 2003 3:13 pm**

well this might explain things abit better:

Deep Space Nine is a space station originally built by the Cardassians. It was originally built as a mining station and was referred to as Terok Nor by the Cardassians. After the Cardassian withdrawal from Bajor, the station fell into Federation administration. Benjamin Sisko, a Starfleet Officer, was placed in charge and soon the station became of great commercial, scientific and strategic importance. On discovery of the Bajoran Wormhole near by, the station was moved closer to it. In Star Trek�: Deep Space Nine, the full story of this space station is revealed.

this it from http://www.startrekuk.co.uk/universe/index.asp

Lindley · **Sun Sep 21, 2003 1:15 am**

Deep Space Nine was our last, best hope for....

Sorry, wrong show.

Essentially, you guessed it. DS9 was originally Terok Nor, a Cardassian oar-processing center. With the Cardassian withdrawl from Bajor, the Bajoran provisional government called in the Federation to administrate and protect the station. When the wormhole was discovered, the station was moved to its mouth so that the Bajorans would control it.

Although Starfleet has a strong presence on DS9, it is still legally a Bajoran station, and will remain such until Bajor formally enters the Federation.

Starfleet #327 · Captain Joined: 27 Aug 2003 Posts: 526 Location: Australia

Heh... Sorry I didn't know.. Its just I havent seen many episodes of DS9.

Of its Bajoran.. Then why is it being run by a starfleet officer?

Thomas · **Sun Sep 21, 2003 4:26 am**

^ I think that has already been explained.

Captain Michael Pike · Captain Joined: 14 Jul 2001 Posts: 597 Location: PA

[quote="Lindley"]Deep Space Nine was our last, best hope for....

Sorry, wrong show. ;)

Essentially, you guessed it. DS9 was originally Terok Nor, a Cardassian oar-processing center. With the Cardassian withdrawl from Bajor, the Bajoran provisional government called in the Federation to administrate and protect the station. When the wormhole was discovered, the station was moved to its mouth so that the Bajorans would control it.

Although Starfleet has a strong presence on DS9, it is still legally a Bajoran station, and will remain such until Bajor formally enters the Federation.[/quote]

Our last best, hope for peace....lol. There was good SciFI. B5 was my last best hope for good SciFi. Everything since has n\been drivel...

Lindley · **Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:41 pm**

^While nothing has quite lived up to the level set by Babylon 5, Firefly had the potential to match or surpass it. (It was then cancelled, of course.)

Also, Stargate SG-1, while nowhere near as epic as B5, is far from "drivel". It at least takes its viewers seriously, not assuming they can't remember what happened last week like some shows do. I'd put its intelligence level in the same bracket as TNG and parts of DS9.

Captain Michael Pike · Captain Joined: 14 Jul 2001 Posts: 597 Location: PA

AH, but like B5, SG1 requires a longer term understanding of the storyline. I haven't watched SG1 since the beginning so I can't very well pick it up now on its seventh? season and know what is going on.

thegame · **Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:39 pm**

DS9>B5

Sorry Lindley, just had to do it.

Although I did like what I saw of B5, I should start collecting the B5 DVDs after I finish up with DS9.

Captain Michael Pike · Captain Joined: 14 Jul 2001 Posts: 597 Location: PA

B5 was better than DS9...it wasn't as disjointed and followed a specific five year story arc (which was written BEFORE any of the episodes were written) whereas DS9 "jumped on the bandwagon" after dicovering the popularity of B5 within the underground movement of B5 fans. I say underground because, at the time, B5 was considered anti-trek and EXTREMELY less popular than Trek. B5 fans were almost hesitant to admit they loved the show. It wasn't until B5 was picked up by the SciFi channel that it gained respect and popularity among the masses. Before it aired on SciFi most people equated B5 with a campy, lost-in-space kind of silly SciFi (i hate that word...silly...but it describes the whole campy thing well). Anyways, that's my whole opinion of the B5 versus DS9 thing.

Lindley · **Mon Sep 22, 2003 10:56 pm**

sabertooth1217 · **Sat Sep 27, 2003 9:39 pm**

The Delta Flyer · **Sun Sep 28, 2003 6:52 am**

It's the offical UK trek site for videos and DVDs as far as I know.

Defiant · **Tue Oct 07, 2003 1:06 pm**

Wow, that is an awesome site!

Captain Digness · Commander Joined: 04 Dec 2003 Posts: 418

It is Carrdasian taken by the Bagorans but now occupied by the Federation

imarolo · **Sun Feb 08, 2004 9:59 am**

the deep space nine space station is where the ships can dock...... for example before Voyager left for there first mission (that went very wrong) ne way.... as i was sayin voyager was docked at deep space nine before they left ......

yeh and i worked that out from watchin one episode of deep space nine

imzadi76 · **Sun Feb 15, 2004 2:30 pm**

tuvok_SMU · Captain Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 542 Location: Dallas

So even a species is not a member of the Federation. You can join Starfleet, Like the Bajorans and many klingons