Starship Down

"Starship Down"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 7
Directed byAlexander Singer
Written byDavid Mack
John J. Ordover
Featured musicJay Chattaway
Production code479
Original air dateNovember 13, 1995 (1995-11-13)
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"Starship Down" is the 79th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the sixth episode of the fourth season.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the galaxy; the Gamma Quadrant is home to a powerful empire known as the Dominion. In this episode, the Deep Space Nine staff host secret trade negotiations with a Dominion subject aboard the starship Defiant, but the ship is heavily damaged in an attack by the Dominion's Jem'Hadar soldiers.[1]

This episode aired in broadcast syndication television on November 13, 1995.[2]

Many special effect scenes take place inside a gas giant. An example of this type is the real-life planet Jupiter (pictured)
  1. ^ "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine condensed: How to watch the most story-driven Trek". Geek.com. 2015-01-19. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  2. ^ DeCandido, Keith R. A. (2014-02-14). "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: "Starship Down"". Tor.com. Retrieved 2019-07-14.