2270

Events

 * On the planet Dramia, Commander Demos place Doctor Leonard McCoy under arrest for allowing the outbreak of an auroral plague to develop on Dramia II in 2251.
 * James T. Kirk invokes Starfleet General Order 6, on the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), after he and his crew contract the auroral plague.
 * McCoy found a cure for the auroral plague, via blood samples of the USS Enterprise crew, which allowed Kirk to lift General Order 6.
 * After the testimony of defense witness, for McCoy, Kol-Tai, it is discovered that the auroral plague was caused by radiation and McCoy was exonerated and McCoy is lauded as a hero for saving both the lives on Dramia II, but also his own crewmates.
 * Orion neutrality comes to an end after an act of piracy. After the freighter USS Huron is attacked and looted, the USS Enterprise captures the Orion vessel responsible.
 * After a mild outbreak of choriocytosis aboard the USS Enterprise, the only seriously ill crewmember, Commander Spock, is saved from near death by a shipment of strobolin which was briefly stolen by Orions.
 * Kirk orders a Federation quarantine of the planet Delta Theta III under Starfleet General Order 1 to maintain the Prime Directive of non-interference in the development of that planet's society and culture.
 * Near the beginning of this year, James T. Kirk's five-year mission ends.
 * Kirk is promoted to Admiral and becomes Chief of Starfleet Operations.
 * Spock retires from Starfleet and returns to to undergo kolinahr.
 * Leonard McCoy also retires from Starfleet and starts a private medical practice on Earth.
 * Will Decker is promoted to captain of the USS Enterprise.
 * Felisa Howard is born.

Apocrypha

 * The first TOS missions of Star Trek: Legacy take place in this year, since Kirk notes in his captain's log that it has been two years since the events of which took place in 2268.
 * The events of the Star Trek novel The Lost Years occur in this year.
 * The Star Trek Online mission "Past Imperfect" takes place during this time.