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