T' Estes Starbase Starcruiser was produced in 1995 specifically for t' US Department o' Defense's STARBASE youth program. STARBASE is an educational program, sponsored by t' Office o' t' Assistant Secretary o' Defense for Reserve Affairs. Ya scallywag! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! STARBASE students participate in challengin' "hands-on, mind-on" activities in Science, shiver me timbers, Technology, Engineering, me bucko, and Math.