2009 (production)

For information about 2009 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 2009.

Events[]

January[]

• 6 January – Star Trek: Mirror Universe short story anthology, Shards and Shadows is released.
• 13 January – Patrick McGoohan dies.
• 14 January – Ricardo Montalban dies.
• 15 January – Barbara Minster dies.
• 25 January – Kim Manners dies.
• 27 January – Pocket Books novel A Singular Destiny by Keith R.A. DeCandido is released.
• 29 January – IDW Publishing's Star Trek Archives volume 3, Best of Gary Seven is released.

February[]

• 4 February – IDW Publishing's trade paperback collection Star Trek: Mirror Images is released.
• 24 February – Star Trek: Titan novel Over a Torrent Sea, by Christopher L. Bennett, is released.

March[]

• 2 March – Rhae Andrece dies.
• 10 March – Jim Burk dies.
• 17 March – Pocket Books trade paperback collection Mere Anarchy is released.
• 21 March – John Franklyn-Robbins dies.
• 25 March – Alexander Lepak dies.
• 29 March –
  • Jeffrey Deacon dies.
  • IDW's Star Trek Archives volume 4, Best of DS9, released.
• 31 March – Pocket VOY novel Full Circle, by Kirsten Beyer, is released.

April[]

• 2 April – Frank Springer dies.
• 6 April – The first public showing of Star Trek takes place in Austin, Texas.
• 7 April –
  • The gala premiere of Star Trek takes place in Sydney, Australia.
  • IDW releases the trade paperback collection of Star Trek: Countdown.
• 13 April – Steve Gutierrez is born.
• 14 April – Boukenshin, the first Star Trek: The Next Generation manga from Tokyopop is released.
• 15 April – Star Trek is screened at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels, Belgium.
• 18 April –
  • Peter Dennis dies.
  • Star Trek: New Frontier novel Treason, by Peter David, is released.
• 20 April – Corky Randall dies.
• 27 April – Season 1 of The Original Series is released on Blu-ray Disc in Region 2. Also released are: slimline editions of the remastered seasons 1-3, Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection (Blu-ray) and Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection (DVD).
• 28 April –
  • Star Trek: Vanguard novel Open Secrets, by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore is released.
  • TOS Season 1 Blu-ray is released in Region 1.
• 29 April – Marl Young dies.
• 30 April – C.J. Bau dies.

May[]

• 1 May – Ric Estrada dies.
• 2 May – Remastered version of TOS: "The Cage" airs.
• 5 May – Star Trek soundtrack is released.
• 7 May –
  • Star Trek is released in Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bolivia, Chile, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macedonia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates.
  • Advanced screenings of Star Trek begin in the United States at 7 pm.
• 8 May – Star Trek is released in Austria, the Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Noway, Panama, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Venezuela.
• 11 May –
  • Region B releases of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
  • Region 2 releases of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
• 12 May –
  • Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection (Blu-ray), Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy (Blu-ray), Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy, The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series, The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation all released in Region 1.
• 13 May – Star Trek is released in Egypt.
  • Star Trek by Alan Dean Foster is released.
• 14 May – George C. Villaseñor dies.
• 15 May – Star Trek is released in China, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Vietnam.
• 18 May – Wayne Allwine dies.
• 23 May – Edward J. Lakso dies.
• 26 May – Pocket TOS novel Troublesome Minds, by Dave Galanter is released.
• 27 May – IDW's Star Trek Omnibus volume 1 is released.
• 28 May –
  • Phil Rawlins dies.
  • David F. Tepool dies.
• 29 May – Star Trek is released in Japan.

June[]

• 4 June –
  • Ward Costello dies.
  • Star Trek is released in Hong Kong.
• 5 June – Star Trek is released in India and Mexico.
• 9 June – Star Trek is released in Indonesia.
• 10 June – Dave Simons dies.
• 11 June – David Richards and Bruce Watson die.
• 12 June – Star Trek is released in Uruguay.
• 30 June –
  • Pocket TNG novel Losing the Peace, by William Leisner, is released.
  • Harve Presnell dies.

July[]

• 1 July –
  • Anna Karen dies.
  • 2010 Original Series and Ships of the Line calendars are released.
  • IDW Publishing's Star Trek Omnibus volume 2 is released.
• 3 July – Frank Salsedo dies.
• 5 July – Les D. Gobruegge dies.

• 17 July – Genki Wear fragrances Tiberius, Red Shirt, Pon Farr, and the Comic-Con exclusive Khaaann! are released.
• 28 July – Pocket DS9 novel The Soul Key, by Olivia Woods, is released.

August[]

• 12 August – IDW Star Trek Archives volume 5, Best of Captain Kirk is released.
• 14 August – Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek, by David Greven, is released.
• 16 August – Ed Reimers dies.
• 17 August – Warren Hamilton, Jr. dies.
• 19 August – June Gilham dies.
• 25 August – Pocket DS9 novel The Never-Ending Sacrifice, by Una McCormack, is released.

September[]

• 2 September – IDW's Star Trek Archives volume 6, Best of Alternate Universes is released.
• 10 September – Susan Carol-Schwary dies.
• 13 September – Dallas Mitchell dies.
• 14 September – Henry Gibson dies.
• 17 September –
  • Star Trek 2010 Calendar is released.
  • Dick Durock dies.
• 20 September – Bill Shepard dies.
• 21 September – Reference book Star Trek: A Comics History, by Alan J. Porter, is released.
• 22 September –
  • Region A Blu-ray releases of TOS Season 2; Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection; The Wrath of Khan, The Voyage Home, The Undiscovered Country, and First Contact.
  • Region 1 DVD releases of Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Star Trek: First Contact.
• 29 September – Pocket VOY novel Unworthy, by Kirsten Beyer, is released.

October[]

• 1 October – Sebastian Tom dies.
• 12 October – Joe Rosen dies.
• 13 October – Reference book Memories of the Future, Volume 1 by Wil Wheaton is released.
• 14 October – IDW releases a hardback collection of Star Trek: Countdown, and the trade paperback collection of Crew.
• 20 October – Pocket ENT The Romulan War trade paperback, Beneath the Raptor's Wing, by Michael A. Martin is released.
• 21 October – IDW Publishing releases the trade paperback collection of Mission's End.
• 22 October – Don Ivan Punchatz dies.
• 27 October – Star Trek: Titan novel Synthesis, by James Swallow, is released.

November[]

• 1 November – Star Trek - Music from the Motion Picture is released.
• 15 November – Richard Carlyle dies.
• 16 November – Basic DVD, Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray Disc versions of Star Trek released in Region 2, along with Star Trek: Legends of the Final Frontier Collection (DVD) and Star Trek: Legends of the Final Frontier Collection (Blu-ray).
• 17 November –
  • Star Trek DVD and Blu-ray released in Region 1, along with The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series, Volume 2 and The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Volume 2
  • Titan Books releases Star Trek - The Art of the Film.
• 21 November – Jeff Mart dies.
• 24 November – Star Trek: Vanguard novel Precipice, by David Mack, is released.

December[]

• 15 December – Region A release of TOS Season 3 Blu-ray.
• 29 December – Star Trek: Mirror Universe novel The Sorrows of Empire, by David Mack, is released.
• 30 December – Joseph M. Wilcots dies.

Unknown month[]

• Oqwe Lin is born.

Media gallery[]