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#71: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 3, episode 8 "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"

Written by Rik Vollaerts, directed by Tony Leader.

Stardates 5476.3 through 5476.4 (January 2269)

"A lot can happen in a year. Please, give yourself every minute." - Nurse Chapel

Several missiles are detected approaching the Enterprise and are shot down. The source of those missiles turns out to be a giant asteroid hurtling through space under artificial propulsion. Deeper scans of the asteroid reveal inner layers with a breathable atmosphere. Commander Spock plots the course of the asteroid and finds it will strike the planet Daran V, inhabited by over 3 billion people, in about a years time. The impact would not only kill everyone living aboard the asteroid, but everyone living on Devon V. Captain Kirk feels obligated to beam into the asteroid to investigate the situation, and offer to help its occupants if possible. Meanwhile, Doctor McCoy confides to Kirk that he is now terminally ill, but insists on joining the away mission despite his condition.

Originally released: 8 November 1968

"For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" on Memory Alpha (mirror)

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