Why was Terok Nor given the moniker of "Deep" Space Nine?

[Xerxes1979]

Since the station is located in a heavily populated inhabited solar system where does the deep space label originate?

Would not a better name have been "Bajor station" in a manner similar to Farpoint?

Deep space objects make me think of the Argus array or the Epsilon listening post. For being a galatic backwater DS9 seems to be a few days warp from every major space power this side of the galaxy.

 

[C.E. Evans]

To me, "Deep Space stations" are merely code-names for starbases that were originally established outside of Federatation territory and/or with the permission of another government. They probably keep these designations even after the Federation has expanded beyond their locations.

 

[nx1701g]

I take it as it was given that label because the space it was in didn't belong to the Federation.

 

[Photon]

Because its not......"deep space 8......................."

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[DS9forever]

Its not canon, but in the novelization of "The Way of the Warrior", Worf comments that DS9 was not the ninth Deep Space station, but that it was either nine sectors from Earth or that the Federation had wanted to have an outpost there for nine years.

 

[CmndrSela318]

Name of this thread: Why was Terok Nor given the moniker of "Deep" Space Nine?
My theory: Terok Nor is Cardassian for Deep Space Nine. So when the Federation took over they just changed it from the Cardassian name Terok Nor to the English translation of Terok Nor--Deep Space Nine.
That's just my theory.

 

[mattyhugh]

Wasn't a "Deep Space Five" mentioned near the beginning of First Contact?

 

[nx1701g]

Wasn't a "Deep Space Five" mentioned near the beginning of First Contact?

It is. Deep Space Five was also seen in TNG Season 7's Parallels. It was a Regula Class Starbase and it was involved with new starship development. We know of the following stations from TNG:

Deep Space Three: USS Hera left this base before it disappeared.
Deep Space Four: Richard Galen wanted to go there in The Chase.
Deep Space Five: ABOVE
Deep Space Seven: Near to the Neutral Zone from In The Flesh.
Deep Space Nine: See Star Trek Deep Space Nine.

 

[Photon]

Name of this thread: Why was Terok Nor given the moniker of "Deep" Space Nine?
My theory: Terok Nor is Cardassian for Deep Space Nine. So when the Federation took over they just changed it from the Cardassian name Terok Nor to the English translation of Terok Nor--Deep Space Nine.
That's just my theory.

AS YOU WERE ENSIGN!!!
http://www.geekstir.com/img/trekmap2.jpg

 

[The Badger]

To me, "Deep Space stations" are merely code-names for starbases that were originally established outside of Federatation territory and/or with the permission of another government. They probably keep these designations even after the Federation has expanded beyond their locations.

Yeah, that was always my assumption. They were owned by other governments, but at least partially run by the Federation.

Photon, where the devil did that map come from?
[Right click, save]

 

[nx1701g]

Name of this thread: Why was Terok Nor given the moniker of "Deep" Space Nine?
My theory: Terok Nor is Cardassian for Deep Space Nine. So when the Federation took over they just changed it from the Cardassian name Terok Nor to the English translation of Terok Nor--Deep Space Nine.
That's just my theory.

AS YOU WERE ENSIGN!!!

Photon you do realize that map was in a published book and one of the designers of it frequents this board don't you?

 

[Nerys Ghemor]

I think BOTH of you should replace that image with a link...not only is it a copyright issue, but it's stretching this thread to where the posts are unreadable without a lot of scrolling.

 

[SRFX]

Man, how much would it suck to be stationed on Deep Space 3?

 

[Xerxes1979]

Apparently in the Federation/Sisko's mind K7 was also of the "Deep Space" type.

There is no official class or type name for this type of station. The line from DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations"She was orbiting one of the old deep space stations..." could be interpreted that the station was of a Deep Space-type or -class.

http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/K7

 

[CmndrSela318]

I think BOTH of you should replace that image with a link...not only is it a copyright issue, but it's stretching this thread to where the posts are unreadable without a lot of scrolling.

I totally and completely agree with Nerys Dukat. Please just post a link to the map. I hate how it's streeeeeeeeeetching out the thread.

 

[Tom Riley]

What book is that map from? I think I might want to go find a copy...

 

[DGCatAniSiri]

Star Trek: Star Charts, published back in... '02 or '03, I believe, so it'll probably be a little difficult to track down unless you hit up Amazon.

And, yeah, I'll add my vote to the 'please link that image instead' comments.

 

[nx1701g]

Star Trek: Star Charts. It's currently out of print.

Sorry everyone, I don't know why it included the original post in mine because I didn't click the box to include that in my post.

 

[CmndrSela318]

No wonder that map is stretching the thread. I just right clicked on the map then left clicked on properties.
The dimensions are 2919 x 1960. Photon, please remove that oversized map.
Change it to this link: http://www.geekstir.com/img/trekmap2.jpg
See? That link don't stretch the thread like the map does.

 

[Timo]

The idea that "deep space stations" are rare and exotic stations outside UFP territory has a nice side benefit. After all, the UFP is an expanding entity. What once lay outside its borders may in a few decades or centuries be swallowed by it (say, with Bajor joining the Federation), at which point a deep space station ceases to be.

The upside? Why, it does sound a bit unlikely that there would be only nine deep space stations in the entire history of the UFP or Starfleet. But if a deep space station has got only a limited lifespan before being absorbed by the expanding Federation, then the numbers are constantly being freed up for reuse. Terok Nor could well have been the eleventh DS9 in history...

...And DSK-7 could have gained that extra letter because it was the K'th generation of DS7 stations.

Timo Saloniemi