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For information about 2021 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 2021.

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

Events[]

January[]

2 January – Connie Bosmans dies.
3 January – Dick Kulpa dies.
4 January – Gregory Sierra dies.
5 January – The Dark Veil, a Gallery PIC novel by James Swallow, is released.
6 January –
- Issue 3 of Star Trek: Voyager - Seven's Reckoning, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Issue 18 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing.
7 January –
- Peter Greenwood dies.
- The thirteenth episode and season finale for season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery, "That Hope Is You, Part 2", premieres on CBS All Access, along with an aftershow.
- "Will You Take My Hand?" airs on CBS, the first US free-to-air broadcast of this episode.
8 January – Steve Lightle dies.
13 January – Geri Lee dies.
14 January – Peter Mark Richman dies.
19 January – Kellam de Forest dies.
20 January – Johnetta Anderson dies.
22 January – Star Trek: Lower Decks debuts on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and India.
26 January – Richard Arnold dies.
29 January – Walker Boone and Cy Chermak die.

February[]

5 February – Christopher Plummer dies.
9 February – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Illustrated Handbook from Hero Collector is released.
10 February – Issue 4 of Star Trek: Voyager -Seven's Reckoning, from IDW Publishing, is released.
17 February – Issue 19 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing is released.
19 February – Lisabeth Hush and Gil Mosko die.
21 February – Rod Arrants dies.
24 February – Alan Robert Murray dies.

March[]

2 March – Danny Rogers dies.
3 March – Della Van Hise dies.
9 March – Jeffrey Hayes dies.
10 March – Kate Kuhlkin dies.
14 March – Henry Darrow dies.
20 March – Star Trek, History and Us by A.J. Black, from McFarland & Company, is released.
29 March – Rudy Doucette dies.

April[]

3 April – John Paragon dies.
5 April – Robert Fletcher and Mary-Linda Rapelye die.
- "Star Trek: First Contact" reprinted digitally by IDW Publishing.
8 April – Margaret Wander Bonanno dies.
16 April – Felix Silla dies.
20 April – Facsimile edition of "The Gift" released by IDW Publishing
24 April – Nathan Jung dies.

May[]

4 May –
- Star Trek: Shipyards - The Borg and Delta Quadrant: Akritirian to Krenim, by Ian Chaddock, Marcus Riley, and Mark Wright, from Hero Collector is released.
- Chuck Hicks dies.
6 May – Michael Scranton dies.
11 May – Norman Lloyd dies.
12 May – Wilbur Finks dies.
18 May –
- Wonderlands, a Gallery DIS novel, by Una McCormack, is released.
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 1 Blu-ray and DVD is released.
19 May – Issue 20 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
20 May – Lee Poppie dies.
25 May – Star Trek: Year Five - Weaker Than Man, from IDW Publishing, is released.
29 May – Roger Duchowny dies.

June[]

4 June – Clarence Williams III dies.
7 June – Douglas S. Cramer dies.
8 June – Star Trek: The Next Generation - Mirror Universe Collection, from IDW Publishing, is released.
14 June – Lisa Banes dies.
15 June – Living Memory, a Pocket TOS novel by Christopher L. Bennett, is released.
16 June – Michael Champion dies.
20 June – Joanne Linville dies.
22 June –
- the 2022 edition of The Star Trek Calendar, from Universe Publishing, is released.
- the 2022 edition of the Star Trek: Cats Calendar, from Universe Publishing, is released.
24 June – Gene De Ruelle dies.
25 June – John Erman dies.
30 June – Issue 21 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.

July[]

7 July – Issue 22 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
10 July – Byron Berline dies.
13 July – Shadows Have Offended, a Pocket TNG novel by Cassandra Rose Clarke, is released.
19 July – Ralph Garrett dies.
22 July – Ron Kapp dies.
27 July –
- the 2022 edition of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Calendar, from Universe Publishing, is released.
- the 2022 edition of the Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendar, from Universe Publishing, is released.
- the 2022 edition of the Star Trek: Discovery Calendar, from Universe Publishing, is released.
- the 2022 edition of the Star Trek: Picard Calendar, from Universe Publishing, is released.
28 July – Issue 23 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
30 July – Tom LeGarde dies.

August[]

1 August – Ronald F. Hoiseck dies.
3 August – Star Trek: Designing the Final Frontier, by Dan Chavkin and Brian McGuire, from Weldon Owen, is released.
10 August – Star Trek: Shipyards - Delta Quadrant: Ledosian to Zahl, by Ian Chaddock, Marcus Riley, and Mark Wright, from Hero Collector, is released.
12 August – the second season of Star Trek: Lower Decks premieres with "Strange Energies" on Paramount+, along with an episode of The Ready Room.
14 August – Cedric Taporco dies.
17 August –
- Rogue Elements, a Gallery PIC novel by John Jackson Miller, is released.
- omnibus edition of Star Trek: Voyager – Seven's Reckoning, from IDW Publishing, is released.
- Eddie Paskey dies.
19 August – "Kayshon, His Eyes Open", the second episode of Lower Decks Season 2, premieres on Paramount+.
22 August – Bill Taylor dies.
24 August – the 2022 edition of the Star Trek Daily Calendar, from Universe Publishing, is released.
25 August – Issue 24 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
26 August – "We'll Always Have Tom Paris", the third episode of Lower Decks Season 2, premieres on Paramount+.

September[]

2 September – "Mugato, Gumato", the fourth episode of Lower Decks Season 2, premieres on Paramount+.
7 September –
- The Autobiography of Mr. Spock, by Una McCormack, from Titan Books, is released.
- Star Trek: Starfleet is..., by Robb Pearlman, from Smart Pop Books, is released.
9 September –
- "An Embarrassment Of Dooplers", the fifth episode of Lower Decks Season 2, premieres on Paramount+.
- Issue 0 of Star Trek: The Mirror War from IDW Publishing is released.
12 September – Fran Bennett dies.
14 September – Reuben Klamer dies.
15 September –
- Gavan O'Herlihy dies.
- Ronald Roose dies.
16 September – "The Spy Humongous", the sixth episode of Lower Decks Season 2, premieres on Paramount+.
21 September –
- Star Trek - The Original Series: A Celebration, by Ben Robinson and Ian Spelling, is released.
- Willie Garson dies.
23 September – "Where Pleasant Fountains Lie", the seventh episode of Lower Decks Season 2, premieres on Paramount+.
24 September – Suzanne Bianqui dies.
28 September – Star Trek: Coda, Book 1: Moments Asunder, by Dayton Ward, is released.
30 September –
- Ravil Issyanov dies.
- "I, Excretus", the eighth episode of Lower Decks Season 2, premieres on Paramount+.
- To Boldly Go: Leadership, Strategy, and Conflict in the 21st Century and Beyond from Casemate Publishers is released.

October[]

2 October – Richard Evans dies.
5 October – paperback edition of The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway, by Una McCormack, from Titan Books is released.
6 October –
- Patrick Horgan dies.
- Issue 25 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
- Issue 1 of Star Trek: The Mirror War, from IDW Publishing, is released.
7 October –
- Jan Shutan dies.
- "wej Duj", the ninth episode of Lower Decks Season 2 premieres on Paramount+.
9 October – Mario Roccuzzo dies.
10 October – Robert Herron dies.
13 October – Kenny Studer dies.
14 October – "First First Contact", the tenth and final episode of Lower Decks Season 2, premieres on Paramount+, along with an episode of The Ready Room.
18 October – William Lucking dies.
20 October – Nick Dimitri dies.
22 October – Star Trek and Popular Culture, by George A. Gonzalez, from Peter Lang Inc. is released.
24 October – Tom Bentley dies.
26 October – Star Trek: Coda, Book 2: The Ashes of Tomorrow, by James Swallow, is released.
28 October –
- Camille Saviola dies.
- Star Trek: Prodigy premieres with the double episode "Lost and Found" on Paramount+.
Unknown – Mary Black dies.

November[]

1 November – David Assael dies.
2 November – Star Trek: Discovery – Seasons 1–3 Collection on Blu-ray and DVD.
3 November – Issue 2 of Star Trek: The Mirror War, from IDW Publishing.
4 November –
- "Starstruck", the third episode of Star Trek: Prodigy, premieres on Paramount+.
- Gene D'Angelo dies.
7 November – Dean Stockwell dies.
11 November – "Dream Catcher", the fourth episode of Star Trek: Prodigy, premieres on Paramount+.
15 November – David Selburg dies.
18 November –
- the fifth episode of Star Trek: Prodigy, "Terror Firma", premieres on Paramount+.
- "Kobayashi Maru", the first episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, premieres on Paramount+.
25 November – the second episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, "Anomaly (DIS)", premieres on Paramount+.

December[]

2 December –
Diana G. Gallagher dies.
- the third episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, "Choose to Live", premieres on Paramount+.
7 December – ViacomCBS President Bob Bakish announces at the UBS Global TMT Virtual Conference, that the conglomerate plans to have all Star Trek film and television productions become accessible on their own streaming service platform, Paramount+, only.
8 December – "Star Trek: The Mirror War - Data", from IDW Publishing.
9 December – the fourth episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, "All Is Possible", premieres on Paramount+.
11 December – Mimi Cozzens dies.
14 December – Star Trek: The Next Generation Nerd Search: Bloopers of the Borg, by Glenn Dakin, from Hero Collector is released.
16 December –
- John Arndt dies.
- The fifth episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, "The Examples", premieres on Paramount+.
19 December – the one hour premiere of Star Trek: Prodigy, "Lost and Found", airs on Nickelodeon in a special event preview.
21 December – Revenant, a Pocket DS9 novel, by Alex R. White.
23 December – the sixth episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, "Stormy Weather", premieres on Paramount+.
30 December –
- The seventh episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, "...But to Connect", premieres on Paramount+.
- Winston DeLugo dies.
Unknown – April Nocifora dies.

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