Deep Space 10

USS Mercury
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Menthar Corridor Astrofori One Menthar Anchorage Deep Space 10 Task Force 105 Invicta Expedition USS Invicta USS Garuda USS Tiger-A USS Syracuse Crew Roster Crew History Crew Awards Mission History 2389 · 2390 Officers' Mission Logs Mercury Technical Overview Deck Layout Auxiliary Craft Mercury Dedication Plaque Mercury Forums Mercury Google Group Mercury Sim Archive Mercury Yahoo! Archive Oracle class NCC-99812 Edit this nav

The station known as Deep Space Ten (or DSX) was originally discovered by the crew of the USS Mercury in the summer of 2389. On the lookout for a place for a bit of shore leave, they discovered the abandoned station and set about exploring it. Away teams discovered that it had been abandoned centuries before and that it had been built by a race no longer operating in the Menthar Corridor; the crew named that race the Menthar. Communiques dispatched to Starfleet authorized the Federation (or, in the case of the lone Mercury, the Mercury's) takeover and subsequent rehabilitation of the station.

Deep Space 10 is one of two known stations in the region, and -- except for their shared dilapidation -- has almost nothing in common with the Menthar Anchorage. DSX orbits the fourth planet of the Eta Corvi star system, a class-O world (about 83% water, with several large islands) that can support humanoid life, has indigenous life, but does not support an intelligent species.

As it stands, DSX is ugly, woebegone, and barely functional -- but for the crew of the USS Mercury, it may be just what they're looking for.