Twenty-Eighth UK Story Arc

The massive starship Enterprise was caught in the middle of a devastating meteorite storm!

Summary
Damaged in a meteorite storm, the Enterprise puts down on a moon for repairs. As maintenance teams get to work, the ship and her crew find themselves in the middle of a missile testing zone.

Memorable quotes
"I'm not sure I like this spot, Skipper! It– it has the smell of doom about it!"
 * - Spock

"Scotty! I've got them!  I've raised the aliens!"

"My oath! Tell them the position, Uhura!  Get them to abort their test shot... at all costs!"
 * - Uhura and Scotty

Setting and technology

 * Chekov is aboard, placing the story between 2267 and 2269.
 * The Enterprise has a landing jet placed at the bottom of the main engineering hull.
 * A rocket is used as a probe for planet exploration.
 * One of the shuttles has the registry 1701-3. Shuttle "NCC-1701/3" was named Icarus in the apocryphal story "The Flat, Gold Forever".

Publishing history
None of the UK weekly stories had titles.
 * Part 1: Valiant & TV21 #18,
 * Part 2: Valiant & TV21 #19,
 * Part 3: Valiant & TV21 #20,
 * Part 4: Valiant & TV21 #21,
 * Part 5: Valiant & TV21 #22,

Regular cast

 * Captain James T. Kirk
 * Spock
 * Nyota Uhura
 * Montgomery Scott
 * Pavel Chekov

Other characters

 * Morton, Enterprise redshirt
 * Ferris, Enterprise crewman