Achievements: Decorated by Starfleet Command for gallantry; Recipient of Medal of Honor with clusters, the Legion of Honor, and the Star Cross
First positronic android (aka ΓÇ£Soong-type androidΓÇ¥) in Starfleet. First built in 2335 by scientist Noonien Soong and wife, Juliana Soong, at Omicron Theta colony. Data had one functional predecessor, named Lore, who had been deactivated due to dangerous anti-social behavior. Data, initally devoid of emotions, was programmed with logs and journals of Omicron Theta colonists to help him function among humans, but he was deactivated after a short time. When Crystalline Entity attacked and destroyed the colony, Data survived, remaining dormant in underground storage until discovery and re-activation by the crew of the U.S.S. Tripoli in 2338. Lore discovered in 2364 by U.S.S. Enterprise-D crew. Data has spent much of his life studying, emulating, and trying to understand human behavior. Data entered Starfleet Academy in 2341. Graduated in 2345 with honors in exobiology and probability mechanics. Upon graduation, served aboard the U.S.S. Trieste, In 2364, assigned to U.S.S. Enterprise NCC 1701-D as operations manager. In 2366, Judge Advocate General Phillipa Louvois ruled Data was a sentient being entitled to civil rights under the Constitution of the United Federation of Planets, including the right to resign from Starfleet if he so chose. Data constructed android ΓÇ£daughter,ΓÇ¥ Lal, in 2366. Lal died after about two weeks, when she experienced a serious failure in her positronic brain. In 2367 Data played pivotal role in repelling first Borg incursion of Sector 001. Assisted in rescue of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who had been abducted and assimilated into the Locutus entity. With PicardΓÇÖs knowlege gained from the Collective, Data contacted and disabled the Borg Cube. In 2368, Data assigned temporary command of the U.S.S. Sutherland during FederationΓÇÖs blockade of Romulan supply lines in the Klingon Civil War. Served with distinction. Data served temporarily as first officer in 2369 under Captain Edward Jellico when Captain Picard reassigned for covert mission. In early 2370, Data discovered colony of self-aware Borg, led by re-constituted Lore. Received fom Lore a chip, originally built by Soong, giving him ability to experience human emotions. Installed emotion chip, 2371. In 2372, assigned to Enterprise-E as operations manager. In 2373, though captured by Borg Queen, assisted Captain Picard in destroying Borg drones that had assimilated the ship and crew and were threatening Earth in its past (2063).
