"Contagion" is a second-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on March 20, 1989. It is the first mention of Iconian technology which would later make a key appearance in the DS9 episode "To The Death".
Captain Picard receives a hail from Captain Donald Varley of the USS Yamato, informing him that Varley's ship has begun to experience system failures during a risky trip into the Neutral Zone. Varley, an archaeology buff ...
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"Contagion" is a second-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on March 20, 1989. It is the first mention of Iconian technology which would later make a key appearance in the DS9 episode "To The Death".
Captain Picard receives a hail from Captain Donald Varley of the USS Yamato, informing him that Varley's ship has begun to experience system failures during a risky trip into the Neutral Zone. Varley, an archaeology buff like Picard as well as an old friend of his, believes he has discovered the fabled planet of Iconia. The Iconians were credited with advanced technology and Varley fears that the Romulans may use that technology against the Federation. As Varley explains further, the transmission is lost and the Yamato explodes due to a warp core breach, with a loss of all on board.
With the logs from the Yamato now downloaded into the ship's computer, Picard seeks out Iconia, which does indeed lie within the Neutral Zone, to discover what destroyed the Yamato...
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