https://www.starbase118.netStarBase 118 newsen-USSun, 01 Nov 2026 00:21:36 GMThttps://www.starbase118.net/winners-of-writing-challenge-2026https://www.starbase118.net/winners-of-writing-challenge-2026Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:21:36 GMTThe votes are counted. Meet the winner and runners-up of the 2026 Writing Challenge, "The bucket."https://www.starbase118.net/uss-constitution-b-is-off-seeking-a-new-civilizationhttps://www.starbase118.net/uss-constitution-b-is-off-seeking-a-new-civilizationFri, 30 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMTMARCHLANDS, PLANET ARELIS - Commodore Jalana Rajel and the crew of the USS Constitution, NCC-9012-B, are on an exciting mission to a previously uncharted world in the Marchlands that could lead to first contact with a new warp-capable people.https://www.starbase118.net/remembering-sir-patrick-stewarthttps://www.starbase118.net/remembering-sir-patrick-stewartFri, 30 Oct 2026 16:39:46 GMTSir Patrick Stewart died October 28 at 86. For many of us he was the captain, and his Picard still shapes how we write Starfleet.https://www.starbase118.net/u-s-s-octavia-e-butler-and-u-s-s-thor-thwart-terrible-tactical-plothttps://www.starbase118.net/u-s-s-octavia-e-butler-and-u-s-s-thor-thwart-terrible-tactical-plotWed, 28 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMTDEEP SPACE 14 - Diplomatic talks between the United Federation of Planets and the United Dominion of Planets stopped after sabotage to the station. https://www.starbase118.net/delicate-first-contact-mission-nearly-ends-in-the-breaking-of-the-khitomer-accords-but-cooler-heads-prevailhttps://www.starbase118.net/delicate-first-contact-mission-nearly-ends-in-the-breaking-of-the-khitomer-accords-but-cooler-heads-prevailMon, 26 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMTACHERNAR SYSTEM: The crew of 118 successfully navigate first contact with the Qaltorians - a heretofore unknown Delta Quadrant species - as well as a unique entity found to be living on the planet Laeteria.https://www.starbase118.net/united-dominion-of-planets-splinter-group-attacks-starfleethttps://www.starbase118.net/united-dominion-of-planets-splinter-group-attacks-starfleetSat, 24 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT DEEP SPACE 14 — Deep Space 14 has survived a coordinated attack involving extensive sabotage. https://www.starbase118.net/tales-of-duplicates-abound-while-amity-senior-staff-remain-absenthttps://www.starbase118.net/tales-of-duplicates-abound-while-amity-senior-staff-remain-absentThu, 22 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMTBAROSSA SECTOR — Despite an outbreak of Levodian flu, injured and duplicated crewmembers, Devore refugees, and the possibility of infiltration by Species 8472, the vast majority of Amity Outpost’s senior staff can no longer be found aboard the station. https://www.starbase118.net/your-appreciations-now-show-on-the-sim-archivehttps://www.starbase118.net/your-appreciations-now-show-on-the-sim-archiveWed, 21 Oct 2026 16:39:33 GMTSims with 7 or more reactions in our Discord #appreciations channel now carry an “Appreciated by the fleet” badge on the website, and you can choose to have your appreciation quoted.https://www.starbase118.net/zombies-overrun-pine-mountain-virus-and-cause-of-malfunction-identifiedhttps://www.starbase118.net/zombies-overrun-pine-mountain-virus-and-cause-of-malfunction-identifiedSun, 18 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMTHOLODECK 3, USS Valkyrie-A - Senior officers ride motorcycles, search for a cure, protect civilians https://www.starbase118.net/artemis-crew-struggle-to-free-themselves-from-simulationhttps://www.starbase118.net/artemis-crew-struggle-to-free-themselves-from-simulationFri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMTWherac-98 - The crew begin to retrieve their memories at the abandoned colonyhttps://www.starbase118.net/new-maquis-faction-rises-in-demilitarized-zonehttps://www.starbase118.net/new-maquis-faction-rises-in-demilitarized-zoneTue, 13 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMTTREFUSIS SYSTEM — Trouble brews in the Demilitarized Zone— is the Skarbek resistance cell involved?https://www.starbase118.net/emisan-clan-culture-clashes-cause-trouble-for-khitomer-relief-efforts-on-hixoraahttps://www.starbase118.net/emisan-clan-culture-clashes-cause-trouble-for-khitomer-relief-efforts-on-hixoraaMon, 12 Oct 2026 02:21:07 GMTSETTLEMENT OF SAHNDALO, PLANET HIXORAA - Khitomer has responded to an Emisan distress call on Hixoraa, where local politics and religion have conspired with solar flares to frustrate attempts to treat the ill and develop a cure for the mysterious disease that has begun to jump to other species.https://www.starbase118.net/butler-command-changehttps://www.starbase118.net/butler-command-changeSun, 04 Oct 2026 15:20:21 GMTCaptain Lia Rouiancet hands the Butler to Commander Josh Herrick, who is back aboard the ship where he started.https://www.starbase118.net/say-hello-to-dockmasterhttps://www.starbase118.net/say-hello-to-dockmasterSun, 04 Oct 2026 13:12:00 GMTThe account that posts maintenance notices, staff updates and HQ replies now goes by Dockmaster.https://www.starbase118.net/2026-writing-challenge-the-buckethttps://www.starbase118.net/2026-writing-challenge-the-bucketSat, 03 Oct 2026 23:30:17 GMTThe 2026 StarBase 118 Writing Challenge is open. This year's prompt is two words: "The bucket."https://www.starbase118.net/lower-decks-ensign-saavei-2026https://www.starbase118.net/lower-decks-ensign-saavei-2026Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTWe’re here with another interview with a newer member of our community. The title of this column is “Lower Decks,” hearkening back to the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode titled “Lower Decks,” in which junior officers aboard the Enterprise-D speculate on the reasons for recent unusual actions taken by the command crew near the Cardassian border. The theme was further popularized with the animated series Lower Decks which spent five seasons following the antics of an engaging group of Junior Officers as they carried out missions aboard the USS Cerritos.https://www.starbase118.net/maiden-voyage-of-the-uss-aurora-a-sees-a-call-for-aid-and-a-unique-first-contacthttps://www.starbase118.net/maiden-voyage-of-the-uss-aurora-a-sees-a-call-for-aid-and-a-unique-first-contactSun, 27 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMTACHERNAR SYSTEM — An alien vessel emerged from a previously undetected subspace tunnel in the Azure Nebula this week, launching a shuttle toward Laeteria after a tense standoff with Capricalian forces — and leaving Starfleet's newest ship, the USS Aurora-A, racing to make first contact with a species whose language the universal translator cannot parse.https://www.starbase118.net/uss-octavia-e-butler-crew-forced-to-abandon-ship-while-deep-space-14-comes-under-attackhttps://www.starbase118.net/uss-octavia-e-butler-crew-forced-to-abandon-ship-while-deep-space-14-comes-under-attackThu, 24 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMTDEEP SPACE 14 - After investigating a strange anomaly, malicious code forces complete shut shutdown of the USS Octavia E. Butler while explosions rock Deep Space 14. https://www.starbase118.net/dragon-con-2026https://www.starbase118.net/dragon-con-2026Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTSB118 in the Wild is an occasional Newsies feature following members of the StarBase 118 community as they experience Star Trek and fandom beyond the screen, from conventions and exhibits to fan gatherings and special events. Through personal stories, photos, and reflections, the series offers a glimpse at where our shared love of Trek takes us when we step away from our keyboardshttps://www.starbase118.net/trapped-in-false-memories-artemis-a-crew-race-warring-ais-and-a-ticking-clock-on-wherac-98https://www.starbase118.net/trapped-in-false-memories-artemis-a-crew-race-warring-ais-and-a-ticking-clock-on-wherac-98Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMTWHERAC-98 — With their minds altered and their true identities buried beneath invented lives in the town of Vellum Pines, the memory-wiped crew of the USS Artemis-A find themselves caught between two feuding artificial intelligences, a hunted resistance movement, and an unexplained countdown that may signal the simulation's end.