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. Appropriately, the old Deep Space Ten, somewhere past the Romulan Empire, was recently decommissioned, freeing up the name to match that of its sister station on the other side of Cardassian space.

In earlier 2390 Star Fleet Command sent a SCE contingent to get Deep Space 10 operational. Despite challenging circumstances and the loss of most of the original SCE team, Star Fleet still believed in the potential of the ancient space station. Through a combined effort of the SCE team and the crew of the USS Mercury, Deep Space 10 was made safe to live in and further Star Fleet personnel and equipment was sent into the Menthar Corridor to further ensure the station's prosperity. Although DSX was deemed a safe working environment it still requires a massive amount of repair work to be done. This repair work will only increase the capabilities of the station. Among the Star Fleet personnel to be assigned to DSX was Commander Melitta Herodion, she would become the new commanding officer of the station. Commander Herodion was tasked with getting the station fully operational and repaired to it's former glory as well as to follow up on any future diplomatic opportunities discovered by the USS Mercury. To that end Commander Herodion was also given command of a freshly built Argonaut Class Runabout for occasions when she needs to leave Deep Space 10.

Deep Space Ten 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.

Although the personnel of the USS Mercury spend a great deal of time on DSX between missions and auxiliary its personnel can often be found assisting in repair efforts please see the following roster for a complete list of personnel stationed solely aboard Deep Space 10. 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.