Memory Alpha Memory Alpha ( also called The Memory Planet ) was an inhabited planetoid and the home for a Federation central library . In 2293 , the location of Memory Alpha in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a star chart that was in Captain James T . Kirk ' s quarters aboard the . ( " okudagram " ) History . The Federation built a central library on an unnamed planetoid to hold the total cultural history and scientific knowledge of all planet ary Federation members . During assembly , the library wasn ' t installed with protective shields as this was considered inappropriate for a facility dedicated to academic research . In the 2240s , was born on this planetoid . ( " okudagram " ) As of 2269 , the library complex was an array consisting of five large and seven smaller domes on the surface of the planetoid . Aside from the technicians , the occupants of Memory Alpha varied with the number of scholar s , researcher s , and scientist s from various Federation planets who were using the computer complex at any given time . In that year , the was " en route " to transfer newly - designed equipment to Memory Alpha . Lieutenant Mira Romaine was on her first deep space assignment to supervise the transport from the emergency manual monitor . Before the arrival of the " Enterprise " , Memory Alpha was attacked by the non - corporeal Zetarian s . While the Zetarians were attempting to take over the bodies of the personnel of Memory Alpha , they managed to cause extensive damage to the complex . The memory core of the computer , called the central brain , was burned out . The energy generator was rendered inoperative . All occupants of the complex died from brain damage caused by resisting the mind control efforts of the Zetarians . After the Zetarians were destroyed , the " Enterprise " returned to Memory Alpha to begin repairs . ( ) Appendices . Background information . The name of this facility was originally " Memory 7 " . The idea that the name be changed was first suggested in a list of research notes submitted by the de Forest Research Company on . Regarding the designation " Memory 7 " , the document commented , " " This name would imply that there are six other ' Memories . ' Since script specifies that installation is unique , suggest : Memory One or Memory Alpha here and throughout script . " " According to Michael Okuda , " " Based on the size and spacing of the windows , I ' d estimate that each of the domes must be similar to the . " " He also stated , " " If you look very closely at the far left dome , you might notice a small blue patch on the top of the dome . That ' s the Memory Alpha emblem . " " As evidenced by the first draft script of , Memory Alpha was originally to have been cited as the location of the Fleet Museum . However , all mention of Memory Alpha was removed from the episode by the time the final draft of the script was issued . A working title of was " Assault on Memory Alpha " . While the episode was called that , the story included a Vulcan space station named Memory Alpha . In a story outline , it was described as " a massive data archive that will store hundreds of years worth of scientific data and historical research . " The facility was under construction at the time the story was set , with " the last third of the structure " being built by laborers of an alien species who were hired by the Vulcans . Starfleet hoped to someday build a similar archive of their own ( implying that the Vulcan station led to the building of the canonically established Memory Alpha ) . As " The Andorian Incident " continued to develop , this facility was replaced by the Vulcan monastery at P ' Jem . However , the term " Memory Alpha " was used even in the episode ' s first draft script ( which had the working title " Incident at P ' Jem " ) , because an underground spy station beneath the monastery ( which does appear in the episode ) was referred to as that , three times ( the first time used in the stage directions , in quotation marks , and the next two appearing in scripted dialogue without quotation marks ) . According to " Star Trek Maps " ( p . 27 & chart D ) , Memory Alpha was established for the Federation Centennial celebration and opened to the general public two years later . The library computer was only partially destroyed by the Zetarians and was overhauled after the attack . The resident population was six hundred . Memory Alpha had a small moon called Arsende . According to " " ( " United Federation of Planets I " ) and " " ( " Federation Historical Highlights , 2161 - 2385 " ) , Memory Alpha was located in the Alpha Quadrant . According to FASA ' s " The Federation " sourcebook , Memory Alpha was the second planet in the Karn Sim system . Decipher ' s " Worlds " sourcebook contradicts this , saying that Memory Alpha is the only satellite orbiting its star . Apocrypha . The Memory Alpha facility is mentioned in the novel sequel to " The Lights of Zetar " , " Memory Prime " . Memory Alpha is also referred to in " Boogeymen " , and research done at the complex was referenced in " Demons of Air and Darkness " and " Preserver . " Memory Alpha is mentioned in " Losing the Peace " . In the comic " " , information from Memory Alpha was restricted while Nero was searching through the historical files on the . In the video game " " , Jadzia Dax consults the Memory Alpha database for information on the Grigari . By 2409 , in the game " Star Trek Online " , the complex expanded to circumnavigate the planetoid . Memory Alpha was located in the Alpha Centauri sector block , near Tellar Prime .