Who was the first captain in Starfleet?

Starfleet commissioned the Enterprise in 2245. Robert April is the Enterprise's first captain, succeeded by Christopher Pike. Pike leads the Enterprise for approximately a decade, and he is the commanding officer in the original pilot, the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, and in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
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Who was the first captain in Star Trek?

Christopher Pike is a fictional character in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. He is the immediate predecessor to James T. Kirk as captain of the starship USS Enterprise. Captain Pike, as played by Jeffrey Hunter in the original pilot "The Cage".
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Who was the captain and first officer in Star Trek?

Star Trek: The Next Generation. Riker is usually referred to as "Will". He is also usually (and informally) called "Number One" by Captain Picard, because of his position as first officer on the Enterprise.
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Who was the first officer under Kirk?

Kirk's most significant relationships in the television series are with first officer Spock and chief medical officer Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy.
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Was the Enterprise Kirk's first command?

According to The Making of Star Trek [page number? edit] stated that "Kirk rose rapidly through the ranks and received his first command (the equivalent of a destroyer-class space ship) while still quite young." However, it has never been indicated onscreen or otherwise that Kirk had any command prior to the ...
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Star Trek: How EVERY Captain Became Captain

Who commanded the Enterprise before Kirk?

Captain Christopher Pike was the Captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, immediately prior to Captain James T. Kirk, beginning in 2250.
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Who was the youngest Captain in Starfleet history?

Before the Star Trek reboot movie came out, one of the producers (and I think more than just one) said that it was known that Kirk was the youngest person ever to become Captain of a starship and they were going to show us why.
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Why was Captain Pike replaced by Kirk?

Kirk to take over the Enterprise. The real-world reason for William Shatner replacing Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Kirk was due to network dissatisfaction with Star Trek's pilot, which led to recasting the Captain role.
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Who is Captain Kirk's brother?

Everyone calls him Sam.

Sam Kirk did not appear alive on screen until Strange New Worlds. Played by Dan Jeannotte, Jim Kirk's older brother Sam served on the Enterprise of Captain Pike as a xenoanthropologist.
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Who was the first officer of the Enterprise after Riker?

In a deleted scene from Star Trek Nemesis, Martin Madden was a Starfleet commander who would have replaced William T. Riker as first officer of the starship USS Enterprise-E in 2379.
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Who is the greatest Starfleet captain?

#1 – Captain Jean-Luc Picard – Star Trek: The Next Generation. Captain Picard, played by Sir Patrick Stewart, is widely considered the best captain in Star Trek history. He is a skilled diplomat, philosopher, and strategist who values diplomacy and the Prime Directive.
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Which Star Trek captain lost the most crew?

Highest Percentage: Jonathan Archer

The unwanted prize here goes to Captain Archer from Enterprise, who lost 67% percent of his crew. For comparison. Kirk lost 22%, Janeway 37%, and Picard only 7%. It's not all bad for poor Captain Archer, however.
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Who has the strongest military in Star Trek?

1 The Krenim Imperium

At its height, the Krenim Imperium spans over five thousand parsecs and controls over two hundred star systems and nine hundred planets. The Krenim manage to subdue a large portion of the Delta Quadrant with their unique temporal weapons.
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Who took over the Enterprise after Kirk?

Within the Star Trek timeline, Picard's Galaxy-class U.S.S. Enterprise-D launched in 2363 - 70 years after Kirk's final mission as Captain of the Constitution-class U.S.S. Enterprise-A as seen in Star Trek VI.
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Why does Picard call Riker Number One?

Riker is usually referred to as “Will”. He is also usually (and informally) called “Number One” by Captain Picard, because of his position as first officer on the Enterprise. Riker's background is first explored in the second-season episode “The Icarus Factor“.
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Who does Spock marry?

As Spock explained to Kirk in Star Trek: TOS, his union with T'Pring was "less than a marriage but more than a bethrothal." Indeed, Spock was meant to finally undergo the koon-ut-kal-if-fee marriage ritual with T'Pring in "Amok Time" before she invoked her right to have Spock fight to the death for her.
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Who's older, Sam or Jim Kirk?

Sam was the older brother of James T. Kirk, who was the one who gave Sam his nickname. When James was given command of the USS Enterprise, he, along with his family, were present when James left on his five-year mission. (TOS: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?")
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Who is Captain Kirk's greatest enemy?

Kirk's greatest enemy was Khan, Picard's was Q (though he was more a nuisance) and Archer's was the Klingons in general. Kirk and Picard both dealt with the Klingons but Picard dealt more with the Romulans.
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Did Captain Kirk know his father?

Because George died prematurely, James T. Kirk never knew his father and thus never had an inspiration to join Starfleet.
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Who turned down the role of Captain Kirk?

Kirk wasn't noted as dead until Generations. Money. Gene Roddenberry tried to get anyone he could from TOS to do a cameo in the TNG pilot. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, Walter Koenig and George Takei all turned him down.
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Who was originally cast as Captain Kirk?

Captain James T. Kirk was originally played by William Shatner. Shatner played the first (and arguably most iconic) captain of the Enterprise for for all three seasons of "The Original Series" ("TOS") which aired from 1966 to 1969, before getting canceled.
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Why was the Star Trek pilot rejected?

NBC reportedly called the pilot "too cerebral", "too intellectual", and "too slow" with "not enough action." Rather than rejecting the series outright, the network commissioned - in an unusual, and at the time unprecedented, move - a second pilot, which then became Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966).
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Who is the most important man in Starfleet history?

Not only is Miles O'Brien "the most important person in Starfleet history," but he's also one of Star Trek's most relatable and well-realized characters.
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Who is the most decorated Starfleet officer?

A text piece, titled "The War Record of Benjamin Sisko" reveals that Captain Sisko is the most decorated officer in Starfleet history, just barely topping the record set by Garth of Izar, a hero of the 23rd century Klingon Wars.
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Who was the oldest in Star Trek?

The oldest known human in the mainline Star Trek canon is none other than the doctor of the USS Enterprise, Leonard "Bones" McCoy. McCoy canonically reached the age of 137.
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