▁In ▁the ▁T OS ▁episode , ▁" The ▁Sav age ▁Cur tain " ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁Sur ak ▁speak s ▁of ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁V ul can ▁war ▁nearly ▁destroyed ▁them , ▁before ▁logic ▁was ▁emb rac ed ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁S put nik ▁I , ▁Earth ' s ▁first ▁artificial ▁satellite , ▁was ▁observed ▁by ▁a ▁V ul can ▁vessel ▁that ▁subsequently ▁crash ed ▁on ▁the ▁planet , ▁mar oon ing ▁several ▁crew ▁members ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁months ▁in ▁Car bon ▁Creek , ▁Pennsylvania ; ▁the ▁humans ▁were ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁al ien ▁nature ▁of ▁their ▁guests . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 6 3 , ▁V ul c ans ▁and ▁humans ▁made ▁official ▁first ▁contact ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bo zem an , ▁Mont ana , ▁following ▁the ▁successful ▁test ▁of ▁Earth ▁scient ist ▁Ze fram ▁C och rane ' s ▁first ▁war p - power ed ▁star ship . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 9 7 , ▁the ▁V ul c ans ▁an nex ed ▁the ▁And or ian ▁planet oid ▁W ey t ahn ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁Pan ▁M ok ar . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 1 0 5 , ▁the ▁V ul c ans ▁and ▁the ▁And ori ans ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁over ▁W ey t ahn / Pan ▁M ok ar . ▁Still , ▁t ensions ▁continued ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁mut ual ▁anni