| abstract | - Lieutenant commander Dimitri Valtane was a male Human Starfleet science officer in the 23rd century. From 2290 to 2293, Valtane served on the USS Excelsior under Captain Hikaru Sulu for its three-year mission cataloging gaseous planetary bodies in the Beta Quadrant. His living quarters was on deck 7, along with bunk-mate Ensign Tuvok and two others, who all worked during the gamma shift. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; VOY: "Flashback") On their return, the Excelsior was hit from a shockwave while Valtane was on duty. He located the source, Qo'noS' moon, Praxis, and found it had exploded. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) Later, he learned along with all the others that Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy were imprisoned on Rura Penthe for the murder of Chancellor Gorkon. As an eager young officer, Valtane expressed both approval and surprise regarding Captain Sulu's recklessness in attempting to rescue the two officers. He observed Tuvok's objection to Sulu's decision as well. Later, privately, Tuvok expressed his negative outlook on Humans to him. Valtane did not take any personal offense, however, and, at the end of the conversation, merely remarked that Tuvok's determination to resign his commission in the future would be "his loss". Following Captain Sulu's abortive attempt to rescue Kirk and McCoy, the Excelsior came under attack while attempting to enter Klingon space. Gravely injured during the attack, Valtane, while in a state of clinical death, unwittingly transferred a memory virus to his attendant crewmate Tuvok. (VOY: "Flashback")
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