Timeline of the 2009 Star Trek film, covering the Narada's attack, Spock and Kirk's rivalry, the destruction of Vulcan, and the formation of the Enterprise crew.
James Tiberius Kirk is born aboard a shuttlecraft moments after his father's death, as his mother Winona Kirk looks on. #StarTrek #Birth )
Captain George Kirk pilots the Kelvin into the Narada, sacrificing himself to allow his crew and family to escape. #StarTrek #Sacrifice )
The Narada ambushes the USS Kelvin in the Klingon Neutral Zone. George Kirk orders the evacuation of the ship. #StarTrek #USSKelvin )
A young James T. Kirk is arrested for car theft in Riverside, Iowa, but is quickly bailed out by Captain Christopher Pike. #StarTrek #Riverside )
Starfleet receives a distress call from Vulcan. The Enterprise is dispatched under Captain Pike, with Kirk and McCoy assigned to the ship. #StarTrek #Vulcan )
On Vulcan, Spock encounters his father Sarek, with whom he has a strained relationship due to his mixed heritage. #StarTrek #Sarek )
The black hole consumes Vulcan, destroying the planet and killing most of its population. Spock is devastated. #StarTrek #VulcanDestroyed )
In a bar near the Academy, Kirk attempts to flirt with Uhura, a linguistics student, but she rejects him. #StarTrek #Uhura )
Captain Pike challenges Kirk to join Starfleet, claiming he can be more than a small-town troublemaker. Pike gives Kirk a Starfleet recruitment pitch. #StarTrek #Pike )
Acting Captain Spock orders the Enterprise to retreat from the Narada, leaving the system. Kirk protests but is overruled. #StarTrek #Retreat )
Kirk and Sulu are stranded on Delta Vega after the drill platform collapses. They encounter monstrous creatures and head toward a Starfleet outpost. #StarTrek #DeltaVega )
On Delta Vega, Kirk meets Ambassador Spock, who explains the time-travel paradox and Nero's plan. He mind-melds with Kirk. #StarTrek #MindMeld )
Kirk and Spock Prime hike to a remote Starfleet outpost on Delta Vega. They find Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott. #StarTrek #Scotty )
Spock, overwhelmed by the destruction of Vulcan and Kirk's accusations, loses his temper and assaults Kirk, leading to his resignation. #StarTrek #Emotion )
With Spock incapacitated, Kirk assumes command of the Enterprise. Spock Prime's advice echoes as he orders the crew to head to Earth. #StarTrek #Command )
Kirk and a now-committed Spock take a shuttle to the Narada. They use a calculated risk to beam aboard. #StarTrek #NaradaBoarding )
Spock Prime and young Spock combine to launch the red matter into the Narada, creating a black hole that destroys the ship. #StarTrek #BlackHole )
The Narada is pulled into the black hole and destroyed. Nero is killed. The Enterprise narrowly escapes. #StarTrek #Victory )
In a ceremony at Starfleet, James T. Kirk is promoted to Captain and given command of the USS Enterprise. #StarTrek #Promotion )
Young Spock meets his older self, Spock Prime, who encourages him to remain in Starfleet and continue his legacy. #StarTrek #SpockMeeting )
The newly promoted Captain Kirk welcomes his bridge crew: Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Sulu, Chekov, and Scotty as they prepare for their first five-year mission. #StarTrek #Crew )
Kirk gives the order to set course for the unexplored regions of the galaxy, beginning their journey. #StarTrek #FiveYearMission )
The Enterprise drops out of warp near Vulcan to find a massive Romulan ship, the Narada, drilling into the planet. #StarTrek #Enterprise )
At Starfleet Academy, Kirk meets Leonard McCoy, a disillusioned medical student who becomes his close friend. #StarTrek #McCoy )
After the battle, Spock Prime and Scotty have a brief reunion on the planet where Spock Prime was stranded. Spock Prime gives a blessing. #StarTrek #Reunion )
Young Spock engages Nero in hand-to-hand combat while Kirk rescues Pike and secures the red matter container. #StarTrek #Fight )
The Enterprise reaches Earth to find the Narada drilling into the planet. Kirk devises a plan to stop Nero. #StarTrek #Earth )
Kirk escapes custody and confronts Spock in the engine room, telling him that Nero plans to destroy Earth with red matter. #StarTrek #Confrontation )
Kirk successfully transports from Delta Vega to the Enterprise, surprising the crew. He is arrested by security. #StarTrek #Beaming )
Scotty assists Kirk in calculating a transwarp beaming formula to transport Kirk directly onto the Enterprise in motion. #StarTrek #Transwarp )
Spock Prime tells Kirk that his future self must command the Enterprise. He reveals that Starfleet is a logical target for Nero. #StarTrek #Prophecy )
The Narada drills into Vulcan's core and injects red matter, creating a black hole that begins consuming the planet. #StarTrek #RedMatter )
Captain Pike is taken prisoner by Nero after beaming to the Narada under a flag of truce. Nero tortures him for Starfleet defense codes. #StarTrek #PikeCaptured )
Lieutenant Sulu uses a fencing sword to fight Romulan soldiers on the drill platform, buying time for the team. #StarTrek #Sulu )
Pike, Spock, Kirk, Sulu, and others beam down to the planet's surface to investigate the drill. They encounter Romulan forces. #StarTrek #LandingParty )
Kirk faces a disciplinary hearing presided over by Spock for cheating on the Kobayashi Maru test. Spock's logic frustrates Kirk. #StarTrek #Hearing )
Kirk takes the Kobayashi Maru simulation, a no-win scenario. He reprograms the test to win, unbeknownst to the instructors. #StarTrek #KobayashiMaru )
The older Spock (Ambassador Spock) is captured by Nero and held on the Narada. Nero taunts him about Romulus's destruction. #StarTrek #SpockPrime )
Nero's ship, the Narada, is pulled into a black hole along with Spock's vessel, the Jellyfish. They emerge in the past, in the year 2233. #StarTrek #TimeTravel )
The Romulan star goes supernova, threatening the Romulan homeworld. Ambassador Spock attempts to save the planet using red matter. #StarTrek #Supernova )
Despite Spock's efforts, Romulus is destroyed by the supernova. Nero, a Romulan miner, blames Spock and captures him. #StarTrek #Romulus )