T' Estes Starbase Starcruiser was produced in 1995 specifically for t' US Department o' Defense's STARBASE youth program. Avast, me proud beauty! STARBASE is an educational program, sponsored by t' Office o' t' Assistant Secretary o' Defense for Reserve Affairs. STARBASE students participate in challengin' "hands-on, me bucko, mind-on" activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, me hearties, and Math.