Starfleet Academy Courses. Starship Sections. Battle bridge. The battle bridge on Galaxy-class starships: Enterprise-D primary school science fair winner Paterson Supra hoped to see the battle bridge as part of a tour conducted by Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 2368, but was disappointed to learn that the most exciting areas on the tour were hydroponics and astrophysics laboratories. After Paterson and two other children – Marissa Flores and Jay Gordon Graas – showed exceptional bravery during a cri