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