For Star Trek's 58th Anniversary, A Starfleet Museum Appears In Star Trek Online, Granting Titles To Those That Study History

Back in 1966, Star Trek almost didn't make it onto the air. Fans of the franchise already know this bit of history, but to quickly recap, you have Lucille Ball herself to thank for the franchise that became what it is today. While other studios were reluctant to take on Gene Roddenberry's show, Ball's studio, Desilu Studios, picked up the show and made sure the original series pilot episode made it to film. Many credit her with the series even being a thing today.

We're just shy of the franchise's 60th anniversary with it celebrating 58 years this weekend. That doesn't mean that Star Trek Online can't start celebrating now, though. The MMORPG has launched a new "Starfleet Museum" that's in orbit above Deep Space Nine and Earth Space Dock. No matter what platform you're playing on, if you head to the museum you can see a number of exhibits that show off the starring ships from many iterations of Star Trek. Hail each ship to learn more about it, get some nifty facts about the ship from its time on screen and behind the scenes, and a few words from the ship's crew.

Should you study enough (read: hail all 10 ships) you'll gain the special title "Historical Documents Expert."

Finish studying by September 20th as the museum won't be there past that date.

As a "get ready" note, don't forget that Red Alert events comes back next week on the 12th and will run for one week. Run any of your available Red Alerts once per day on any character and you'll get 1 daily progress point. Gain 5 over the course of the event to win the "Grand Prize": an Ultimate Tech Upgrade and a Specialization Point.