Regula

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Regula is a planetary object in the fictional Star Trek universe.

Regula is where Stage 2 of the Genesis Project is conducted and where Space Station Regula 1 orbits. Space Station Regula 1 is the space facility that the Genesis Device was developed and tested. Spock describes Regula as a, "great rock in space". The planetoid is devoid of any life. Stage 2 of the Genesis Project calls for the Genesis matrix to be placed in a cavern. The Starfleet corp of engineers mined out a cavern deep underneath the surface of Regula just to perform Stage 2. When Captain Kirk and his landing party find no one aboard Space Station Regula 1 they notice the coordinates on the stations transporter system as being deep inside Regula. Remembering that Stage 2 must be conducted in a cavern, Kirk decides to beam down to the coordinates to see if he can find any survivors from Space Station Regula 1.

Regula can also refer to a part of an Ionic Column of Classical Greek Architecture. The regula is a part of the ekphora but not part of the ionic base. It is located just above the ionic base.