2002 (production)
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(written from a production point of view)
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2002
January
- 1 January – Jack C. Haldeman II, Benjamin W.S. Lum, and Meg Wyllie die.
- 14 January –
- UK VHS release: VOY Volume 7.12.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Acquisition" is submitted.
- 15 January – Pocket SCE eBook Some Assembly Required, by Scott Ciencin and Dan Jolley, is published.
- 16 January –
- Ron Taylor dies.
- ENT: "Silent Enemy" airs.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem".
- In an interview, Rick Berman declares the season finale of ENT Season 1 will "most likely" end with a cliffhanger, to be concluded at the start of the second season.
- 23 January – ENT: "Dear Doctor" airs.
- 29 January – Barbara Townsend dies.
- 30 January – ENT: "Sleeping Dogs" airs.
February
- 1 February –
- Pocket TNG #61: Diplomatic Implausibility is released.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Detained".
- 6 February – ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem" airs.
- 7 February – Final draft script of ENT: "Fusion".
- 13 February –
- ENT: "Shuttlepod One" airs.
- Final draft script of ENT: "Vox Sola".
- 25 February –
- UK VHS release: VOY volume 7.13 (end).
- Final draft script of ENT: "Fallen Hero".
- 26 February – Lawrence Tierney and Tony Young die.
- 27 February – ENT: "Fusion" airs.
March
- 2 March –
- Pocket Books novel Starfleet: Year One published.
- Joseph Paz dies.
- 5 March – Evans Ricciardi dies.
- 6 March – Final draft script of ENT: "Desert Crossing".
- 9 March – Star Trek Nemesis finishes filming.
- 18 March – Final draft script of ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights".
- 19 March – 27 March – Seven days of filming on ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights".
- 20 March – ENT: "Rogue Planet" airs.
- 22 March – Final draft script of ENT: "Shockwave".
- 25 March – Final draft script of ENT: "Oasis".
- 26 March – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete First Season is released on Region 1 DVD. This is the first DVD box set of a Star Trek series to be produced.
- 27 March – ENT: "Acquisition" airs.
April
- 1 April – Paramount Home Entertainment begins its short-lived release of Star Trek: Enterprise on VHS in the UK with ENT Volume 1.1.
- 3 April –
- ENT: "Oasis" airs.
- Second unit footage is filmed for ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights".
- 4 April – William Purcell dies.
- 9 April –
- Principal photography on the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise ends with the season finale "Shockwave" wrapping.
- Insert shots are filmed for "Two Days and Two Nights".
- 24 April – ENT: "Detained" airs.
- 28 April – Joe Walls dies.
May
- 1 May – ENT: "Vox Sola" airs.
- 2 May – Ron Soble dies.
- 3 May – Tom Sutton dies.
- 6 May – UK VHS release: ENT Volume 1.2.
- 7 May – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Second Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
- 8 May – ENT: "Fallen Hero" and ENT: "Desert Crossing" air.
- 15 May – ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights" airs.
- 22 May – The first run broadcast of Star Trek: Enterprise's first season ends with the episode "Shockwave".
June
- 5 June – Norman A. Burza dies.
- 10 June – UK VHS release: ENT volume 1.3.
- 24 June – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.1 and ENT Volume 1.4.
- 26 June – Production begins on the second season of Star Trek: Enterprise with production on "Carbon Creek" commencing.
July
- 1 July – UK VHS release: ENT Volume 1.5.
- 2 July – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Third Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
- 12 July – Jorge Zaffino dies.
- 18 July – Vince Howard dies.
- 22 July – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.2 and ENT Volume 1.6.
August
- 5 August – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.3 and ENT Volume 1.7.
- 6 August – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Director's Edition) is released on DVD in Region 1.
- 8 August – Final draft script for ENT: "Dead Stop" is submitted.
- 12 August – First day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
- 13 August – Second day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
- 14 August – Third day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
- 15 August – Fourth day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
- 16 August –
- Jeff Corey dies.
- Fifth day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
- 19 August –
- Sixth day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
- UK VHS releases: ENT Volume 1.8 and Enterprise 1.1-1.3 Collectors Edition.
- 20 August –
- Pocket Books story collection The Amazing Stories published.
- Seventh and final day of filming on ENT: "Dead Stop".
September
- 2 September – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.4 and ENT Volume 1.9.
- 3 September – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Fourth Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
- 5 September – Ed McCready dies.
- 16 September – James Gregory dies.
- 18 September – "Shockwave, Part II", the first episode of Star Trek: Enterprise's second season airs.
- 23 September – UK VHS release: ENT Volume 1.10.
- 25 September – ENT: "Carbon Creek" airs.
October
- 1 October – First draft script of ENT: "Precious Cargo".
- 2 October – ENT: "Minefield" airs.
- 7 October – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.5 and ENT Volume 1.11.
- 9 October – ENT: "Dead Stop" airs.
- 10 October – Final draft script of ENT: "Precious Cargo".
- 11 October – First day of production on ENT: "Precious Cargo".
- 13 October – Keene Curtis dies.
- 16 October – ENT: "A Night In Sickbay" airs.
- 19 October – John Meredyth Lucas dies.
- 21 October – UK VHS release: ENT Volume 1.12.
- 22 October –
- Final day of production on ENT: "Precious Cargo".
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Special Edition) is released on DVD in Region 1.
- 23 October – First day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
- 24 October – Second day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
- 25 October – Third day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
- 28 October –
- Larry Dobkin dies.
- Fourth day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
- 29 October – Fifth day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
- 30 October –
- ENT: "Marauders" airs.
- Sixth day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
- 31 October – Seventh day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
November
- 1 November – Eight and final day of filming on ENT: "The Catwalk".
- 4 November – Jerry Sohl dies.
- 5 November – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Fifth Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
- 6 November –
- Mike Dugan dies.
- ENT: "The Seventh" airs.
- 7 November – Hilary J. Bader dies. Final draft script of ENT: "Singularity" is submitted.
- 13 November – ENT: "The Communicator" airs.
- 18 November – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.6 and ENT Volume 1.13 (end season 1 and series release).
- 20 November – ENT: "Singularity" airs.
- 22 November – Parley Baer dies.
- 27 November – ENT: "Vanishing Point" airs.
December
- 2 December – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.7.
- 3 December – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Sixth Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
- 11 December –
- ENT: "Precious Cargo" airs.
- Charles Gunning dies.
- 13 December – Star Trek Nemesis, the fourth film featuring the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast, premieres in US theaters.
- 18 December – ENT: "The Catwalk" airs.
- 19 December – Lee Halpern dies.
- 22 December – Kenneth Tobey dies.
- 23 December – UK VHS release: TNG Volume 5.8 (end season 5 and series release).
- 24 December – Herb Hazelton dies.
- 31 December – Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Seventh Season is released on Region 1 DVD.
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