The Guardian of Forever, an ancient device that enables time travel.
Time travel is one of the many fields of the studies of temporal mechanics. It involves moving between different points in time, similar to moving between different points in space.
Means of Time Travel
Numerous methods of time travel have been encountered by Starfleet. These include the so-called "Slingshot Effect", Borg technology, Devidian portals, wormholes, black holes and red matter, and the powers of alien entities such as the Guardian of Forever, the Prophets or the Q.
History
22nd to 24th Century
Notable for several timeline incursions, the U.S.S. Enterprise.
As late as 2154 the Vulcan Science Directorate deemed time travel impossible. Only the experiences during the Temporal Cold War changed the Vulcan's perception of the space-time continuum.
Several time travel incidents were reported during the 23rd Century. Many of those involved the U.S.S. Enterprise. Since at least 2268 the Federation had means to travel through time, though these capabilities were still inaccurate and dangerous.
The 24th Century saw several notable timeline incursions. Among them was the presence of the Borg and the Enterprise-E during Earth's First Contact with Vulcan. By this time, time travel in Federation territory was monitored by the Department of Temporal Investigations.
25th Century
The year 2409 is notable for many time travel incidents. Those events are related to the Federation-Klingon War, recent Borg incursions, the reappearance of Q, the return of The 2800, as well as the Devidian incursion into our dimension.
Missions Involved
The 2,800 return through the Bajoran wormhole.
- “Past Imperfect”
- The player encounters the U.S.S. Enterprise in the year 2270 by traveling through the Guardian of Forever.
- “Everything Old is New”
- The player travels to Drozana Station in the year 2265 via a Devidian Portal.
- “Night of the Comet”
- The player travels to the year 2265 with a Slingshot maneuver in order to destroy Driffen's Comet.
- “Second Wave”
- 2,800 Dominion ships come through the Bajoran wormhole after they disappeared in the year 2374.
- “State of Q”
- Q sends the player to the year 2367 to relive the Battle of Wolf 359.
- “Khitomer Accord”
- The player has to stop a Borg timeline incursion on the assault on Vega Colony in 2409.
Information from the future allowed B'vat to find the Doomsday Machine.
References to time travel
- “The Doomsday Device”
- It is revealed that the Na'kuhl prophecised the appearance of the Doomsday Machine to the Klingon Empire in the 22nd Century.
- “First Contact Day”
- Several Crew members of the Enterprise-F mention the events of 2063 and the time travel that was involved in the First Contact between Humans and Vulcans.
Chronology of Star Trek Online
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| In-game years | 2256 • 2257 • 2270 • 2409 • 2410 • 2411 | |
| Periods | Distant Past • 22nd Century • 23rd Century • 24th Century • 25th Century • Future | |
| See also | Chronology (overview) • Original Fiction • Path to 2409/Lore • The Needs of the Many • Lore Blogs • Tales of the War • Post War Era • Time travel • Romulan History | |