Away team Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
For the musical band, see The Away Team, and for sports, see Away team (sports).In the fictional universe of Star Trek, an away team (also known as a "landing party) is a group of individuals sent off a starship to accomplish a mission, either on a planet's surface or another starship. Most away teams are armed with weapons and tricorders and some away teams may require environmental suits. The away team may vary in size from two to dozens, although a size of three to six is most common. The demands of storytelling usually mean the captain is along (although this is rare in real-life militaries), and often several other major characters.
On , the landing party usually consisted of one or more regular characters, plus at least one "sixth man" or "redshirt (from the uniform color) who would be the victim (often fatally) of the planet's dangers.