Date: 2285

Captain Spock was lost during the confrontation with Khan Noonien Singh while aboard the USS Enterprise. Exposure to lethal radiation occurred when Spock entered the warp engine chamber to restore power, allowing the vessel to escape destruction. Prior to his death, Spock completed a Vulcan katra transfer to Dr. Leonard McCoy. His body was subsequently launched toward the newly formed Genesis Planet. The Genesis Planet was later determined to be highly unstable due to flaws in the Genesis Device. Admiral James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise arrived in response to reports of a Klingon incursion led by Commander Kruge, whose Bird-of-Prey was attempting to seize the Genesis Device for the Klingon Empire. With the Enterprise disabled and outmatched, Kirk ordered the evacuation of the ship and initiated the auto-destruct sequence. The Enterprise was destroyed in orbit, preventing its capture and eliminating the Klingons’ tactical advantage. The engagement concluded on the surface of the Genesis Planet as planetary destabilization accelerated. Kirk engaged Kruge in direct combat and defeated him. As the planet continued to collapse, the surviving personnel departed aboard the Klingon vessel. Spock was recovered alive from the planet’s surface. The effects of the Genesis Device had regenerated his body, though his katra was absent at the time of recovery. The mission objectives were partially achieved, with the Genesis Device denied to Klingon forces and Starfleet personnel extracted.