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For information about 2002 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 2002.

Table of Contents: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December • Media

2002[]

January[]

1 January – Jack C. Haldeman II, Benjamin W.S. Lum, and Meg Wyllie die.
14 January –
- UK VHS release: VOY Volume 7.12.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Acquisition" is submitted.
15 January – Pocket SCE eBook Some Assembly Required, by Scott Ciencin and Dan Jolley, is published.
16 January –
- Ron Taylor dies.
- ENT: "Silent Enemy" airs.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem".
- In an interview, Rick Berman declares the season finale of ENT Season 1 will "most likely" end with a cliffhanger, to be concluded at the start of the second season.
23 January – ENT: "Dear Doctor" airs.
29 January – Barbara Townsend dies.
30 January – ENT: "Sleeping Dogs" airs.

February[]

1 February –
- Pocket TNG #61: Diplomatic Implausibility is released.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Detained".
6 February – ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem" airs.
7 February – Final draft script of ENT: "Fusion".
13 February –
- ENT: "Shuttlepod One" airs.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Vox Sola".
25 February –
- UK VHS release: VOY volume 7.13 (end).
- Final draft script of ENT: "Fallen Hero".
26 February – Lawrence Tierney and Tony Young die.
27 February – ENT: "Fusion" airs.

March[]

2 March –
- Pocket Books novel Starfleet: Year One published.
- Joseph Paz dies.
5 March – Evans Ricciardi dies.
6 March – Final draft script of ENT: "Desert Crossing".
9 March – Star Trek Nemesis finishes filming.
18 March – Final draft script of ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights".
19 March – 27 March – Seven days of filming on ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights".
20 March – ENT: "Rogue Planet" airs.
22 March – Final draft script of ENT: "Shockwave".
25 March – Final draft script of ENT: "Oasis".
26 March – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete First Season is released on Region 1 DVD. This is the first DVD box set of a Star Trek series to be produced.
27 March – ENT: "Acquisition" airs.

April[]

1 April – Paramount Home Entertainment begins its short-lived release of Star Trek: Enterprise on VHS in the UK with ENT Volume 1.1.
3 April –
- ENT: "Oasis" airs.
- Second unit footage is filmed for ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights".
4 April – William Purcell dies.
9 April –
- Principal photography on the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise ends with the season finale "Shockwave" wrapping.
- Insert shots are filmed for "Two Days and Two Nights".
24 April – ENT: "Detained" airs.
28 April – Joe Walls dies.

May[]

1 May – ENT: "Vox Sola" airs.
2 May – Ron Soble dies.
3 May – Tom Sutton dies.
6 May – UK VHS release: ENT Volume 1.2.
7 May – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Second Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
8 May – ENT: "Fallen Hero" and ENT: "Desert Crossing" air.
15 May – ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights" airs.
22 May – The first run broadcast of Star Trek: Enterprise's first season ends with the episode "Shockwave".

June[]

10 June – UK VHS release: ENT volume 1.3.
24 June – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.1 and ENT Volume 1.4.
26 June – Production begins on the second season of Star Trek: Enterprise with production on "Carbon Creek" commencing.

July[]

1 July – UK VHS release: ENT Volume 1.5.
2 July – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Third Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
12 July – Jorge Zaffino dies.
18 July – Vince Howard dies.
22 July – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.2 and ENT Volume 1.6.

August[]

5 August – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.3 and ENT Volume 1.7.
6 August – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Director's Edition) is released on DVD in Region 1.
8 August – Final draft script for ENT: "Dead Stop" is submitted.
12 August – First day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
13 August – Second day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
14 August – Third day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
15 August – Fourth day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
16 August –
- Jeff Corey dies.
- Fifth day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
19 August –
- Sixth day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
- UK VHS releases: ENT Volume 1.8 and Enterprise 1.1-1.3 Collectors Edition.
20 August –
- Pocket Books story collection The Amazing Stories published.
- Seventh and final day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".

September[]

2 September – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.4 and ENT Volume 1.9.
3 September – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Fourth Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
5 September – Ed McCready dies.
16 September – James Gregory dies.
18 September – "Shockwave, Part II", the first episode of Star Trek: Enterprise's second season airs.
23 September – UK VHS release: ENT Volume 1.10.
25 September – ENT: "Carbon Creek" airs.

October[]

1 October – First draft script of ENT: "Precious Cargo".
2 October – ENT: "Minefield" airs.
7 October – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.5 and ENT Volume 1.11.
9 October – ENT: "Dead Stop" airs.
10 October – Final draft script of ENT: "Precious Cargo".
11 October – First day of production on ENT: "Precious Cargo".
13 October – Keene Curtis dies.
16 October – ENT: "A Night in Sickbay" airs.
19 October – John Meredyth Lucas dies.
21 October – UK VHS release: ENT Volume 1.12.
22 October –
- Final day of production on ENT: "Precious Cargo".
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Special Edition) is released on DVD in Region 1.
23 October – First day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
24 October – Second day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
25 October – Third day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
28 October –
- Larry Dobkin dies.
- Fourth day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
29 October – Fifth day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
30 October –
- ENT: "Marauders" airs.
- Sixth day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
31 October – Seventh day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".

November[]

1 November – Eight and final day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
4 November – Jerry Sohl dies.
5 November – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Fifth Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
6 November –
- Mike Dugan dies.
- ENT: "The Seventh" airs.
7 November – Hilary J. Bader dies. Final draft script of ENT: "Singularity" is submitted.
13 November – ENT: "The Communicator" airs.
18 November – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.6 and ENT Volume 1.13 (end season 1 and series release).
20 November – ENT: "Singularity" airs.
22 November – Parley Baer dies.
27 November – ENT: "Vanishing Point" airs.

December[]

2 December – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.7.
3 December – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Sixth Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
11 December –
- ENT: "Precious Cargo" airs.
- Charles Gunning dies.
13 December – Star Trek Nemesis, the fourth film featuring the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast, premieres in US theaters.
18 December – ENT: "The Catwalk" airs.
19 December – Lee Halpern dies.
22 December – Kenneth Tobey dies.
23 December – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.8 (end season 5 and series release).
24 December – Herb Hazelton dies.
31 December – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Seventh Season is released on Region 1 DVD.

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