Rewatched “The Ultimate Computer” today and I really want a story about the fallout
First off, I find it a bit stunning that after the events of “The Ultimate Computer” - in which the M-5 was responsible for the destruction of a Constitution class ship and the deaths more than 400 crew members - that Richard Daystrom had enough credibility left among the Federation science community to have an institute named after him.
Unless of course, it was all swept under the rug by Starfleet somehow.
This also raises a point I think of regularly.
How much does the wider public even know about Kirk’s Enterprise and the things it experienced on the 5 year mission (or any Trek series in general).
How does Federation media report on Star Fleet?
The only instances I know of where journalists are depicted in Trek is the opening of Generations and the “What is Star Fleet?” Episode of SNW (which I thought was cool until the end).
When things go bad for Star Fleet like in “Ultimate Computer” are there the equivalent of congressional hearings?
Anyway, I’d read a book - or a podcast series like “Khan” - about the fallout of the M-5 disaster and Star Fleet trying either successfully or unsuccessfully to keep the destruction of a ship by Daystrom’s computer from being public knowledge.