The Galileo Seven

"**The *Galileo* Seven**"
"The Galileo Seven"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 16
Directed by	Robert Gist
Story by	Oliver Crawford
Teleplay by	Oliver Crawford; S. Bar-David
Featured music	Alexander Courage
Cinematography by	Jerry Finnerman
Production code	014
Original air date	January 5, 1967
Guest appearances
	Don Marshall – Lt. Boma; John Crawford – Commissioner Ferris; Peter Marko – Lt. Gaetano; Phyllis Douglas – Yeoman Mears; Rees Vaughn – Lt. Latimer; Grant Woods – Lt. Kelowitz; Buck Maffei – Creature; David Ross – Transporter Chief;
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"The Galileo Seven" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Oliver Crawford and directed by Robert Gist, it first aired on January 5, 1967.

In the episode, First Officer Spock leads a scientific team from the Enterprise aboard the shuttlecraft Galileo on an ill-fated mission, facing tough decisions when the shuttle crashes on a planet populated by aggressive giants.

It's inspired by the film Five Came Back.^[1]

^ DeCandido, Keith R.A. (June 9, 2015). "Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: "The Galileo Seven"". Tor.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[1] DeCandido, Keith R.A. (June 9, 2015). "Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: "The Galileo Seven"". Tor.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

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