A 22nd-century beagle, Porthos, is Captain Archer's closest companion and confidant.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine stars Alexander Siddig (Dr. Julian Bashir) and Nana Visitor (Maj. Kira Nerys) were married in real life in 1997 (after the show's fourth season).

Mae C. Jemison was the first real astronaut to appear in any Star Trek show. She played "Lt. Palmer" in a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode entitled "Second Chances" (May 22, 1993).

In "Slaver Weapon", an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, writer Larry Niven introduced the cat-like alien race, the Kzinti, from his "Known Space" novels into the Star Trek universe.

Walter Koenig, who wrote an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series entitled "The Infinite Vulcan," became the first Star Trek actor to ever write a Star Trek story. Over the following decades, many Trek actors would write films, novels and comic books based upon "Star Trek", and many more would direct TV episodes and movies.

Seven of Nine was born Annika Hansen, the daughter of eccentric exobiologists Magnus and Erin Hansen. She was assimilated by the Borg at age six, along with her parents.

James Kirk was born in Riverside, Iowa on 22 March 2233, and at age 34 became the youngest captain in Starfleet history.

Qo'noS (transliterated to Kronos in English) is the Klingon homeworld and the capital of the Klingon Empire.

QI'tu' (also spelled Qui'Tu) was a Klingon term for paradise, and the source of all creation.

Upon graduation, James Kirk was promoted to lieutenant and posted to the U.S.S. Farragut under Captain Garrovick.