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. Aye aye! Begad! STARBASE students participate in challengin' "hands-on, ya bilge rat, arrr, mind-on" activities in Science, arrr, Technology, arrr, Engineering, and Math.