Talos IV Talos IV was the inhabited M - class fourth planet of the Talosian system , which was located in the Talos star group . The planet was the homeworld of the Talosian s , a telepathic humanoid species , as well as of the Talosian singing plant . The planet had an atmosphere of oxygen - nitrogen and a gravity that was 0 . 9 of Earth standard . ( ) Location . In 2254 , the position and orbit al path of Talos IV in an inner system map was displayed on the bridge of the . This planet , located three astronomical unit s from the binary star s Talos A and Talos B , had a highly inclined orbit . ( , " production art " ) History . After thousands of years had passed since war had devastated the planet , Talos IV was beginning to support life again in the mid - 23rd century . By then , the planet ' s deep underground had been inhabited by the Talosians , who had evolved as an old and weakened species with enormous mental powers . In 2254 , the planet was visited by the Federation starship – under the command of Captain Christopher Pike – after receiving a distress call faked by the Talosians supposedly from the , that had crash - landed there in 2236 . However , the only survivor of this crash was Vina , a female Human . ( ) Afterward , the Federation imposed General Order 7 on Talos IV . This order prevented anyone from approaching or making contact with the planet , under penalty of death . ( ) In 2267 , Talos IV was revisited by the " Enterprise " while commandeered by Spock , in order to deliver Captain Pike there . Though Pike had been crippled by delta - particle radiation poisoning , he was able to live a normal life on the planet , together with Vina . ( ) In 2328 , this was the destination for passengers traveling from Triskelion Orbital Station via commercial transport . , Wynsdey Adams , Loren Bivens , and Svetlana Reeves - Stevens traveled on the , and Mike Echols traveled on the . ( , okudagram ) Background information . In the original story outline for ( as fully reprinted in the reference book " The Making of Star Trek " , pp . 47 - 65 ) , Talos IV was named Sirius IV and was inhabited by crab - like aliens who kidnapped Captain Robert April . The outline additionally described the surface of Sirius IV as " arid , rocky " and " the arid waste . " Near the end of , Gene Roddenberry wrote a memo to his production manager , Jim Paisley , which asked such questions as , " " Regarding the surface of planet Talos IV , does the present description of the planet seem practical as regards available locations ? Is the description and action presently in the rough draft suited for matching set construction , i . e . stage shooting of the more complicated dialogue portions of these Talos IV planet surface scenes . " " ( " " , p . 205 ) In the script of " The Cage " , Talos IV was described as " a violet - orange planet . " The set used for Talos IV ' s surface was built on Stage 16 of Desilu ' s Culver City lot . The set was designed by art directors Franz Bachelin and Pato Guzman . It included a massive painted backdrop that greatly enlarged the set ' s apparent size . Although the sky pictured in the backdrop was a cloudy gray , Director of Photography William E . Snyder and the production crew gave the sky a slight greenish tint using colored lights , thereby making the planetscape seem more alien . ( text commentary , TOS Season 1 DVD ) The Talosian elevator created as part of the set was built on a platform , allowing the lift to descend without necessitating excavation below the soundstage ' s floor . ( text commentary , TOS Season 1 DVD ) Underground interiors of Talos IV were filmed on Desilu Culver Stage 15 . By , a budget of US $ 6 , 400 had been allocated for creation of the special effects necessary to show the exterior of Talos IV in " The Cage " . ( " " , p . 206 ) To portray the planet as seen from the " Enterprise " upon approach in the original version of , footage of Talos IV was reused from " The Cage " . The film clip was upgraded and matted into the " Enterprise " s bridge viewscreen . ( text commentary , TOS Season 1 DVD ) The remaster ed versions of and " The Menagerie , Part II " , as well as the remastered version of " The Cage " , feature several updated , CG shots of Talos IV . According to " Star Trek Maps " ( chart D ) , Talos IV had two moons called Mone and Toh . According to " " ( p . 34 ) , Talos IV was a quarantined and non - aligned planet . Information on the planet ' s official name , government , capital city and population were not available to the Federation in the late 24th century . The Talosians were warp - capable 500 , 000 years ago . According to " The Worlds of the Federation , " any distress signal or other communication supposedly originating from anywhere in the entire Talosian region was to be assumed false , with no exceptions . According to the reference book , the indigenous name of the planet was Clesik .