Space Seed - S1-E23
Continuity mistake: At the compression chamber, the pressure meter goes from thirty to ten too quickly to be accurate between shots. After showing ten, the meter jumps back to twenty.
Revealing mistake: As Kirk fights Finney in the Engine room, in the long shots, Kirk's stunt double is easy to pick out from the close shots.
Tomorrow is Yesterday - S1-E20
Revealing mistake: As the camera looks at the pilot in the cockpit, there are supports on either side of and behind him as well as no clouds where there should be, showing he is on a sound stage set.
Continuity mistake: After DeSalle tries, and fails, to call the ship, he shakes his communicator, and the grille closes, but is opened again in the wide shot.
Continuity mistake: As the Galileo re-enters the atmosphere, you can see Scotty in the copilot chair. His hair is parted on the left side, but in the interior shot, it's parted on the right.
Continuity mistake: After the wild man is down on the mound, his right hand is under his body. In the close up, it's on the frame of the trike. (00:05:05)
What Are Little Girls Made Of? - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: As Kirk talks to Ruk, a closeup of Kirk shows a few strands of hair down over his left eye. In the regular shot, it's normal.
What Are Little Girls Made Of? - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: As Ruk is being questioned, he's standing in the open door. As Kirk grabs his arm to keep him from leaving, Ruk is suddenly half way in the room without moving.
What Are Little Girls Made Of? - S1-E8
Revealing mistake: As the big android holds Kirk up by the wall, you can see the skin wig worn by the actor wrinkle up.
Other mistake: When the transporter comes on to beam up Pike, the blonde ensign goes to face the transporter. As she does, she glances down at the floor to find her mark, and stands on it, looking into the chamber.
The Corbomite Maneuver - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: As the bridge shakes after the object is destroyed, Bailey's chair goes from tilted to upright between angles.
The Corbomite Maneuver - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: The cube holding the ship in place is spinning counter clockwise, from left to right, on its axis. When the camera is looking at the bridge, the colors are going from left to right, rather than right to left to match the cube's movement.
A Taste of Armageddon - S1-E24
Revealing mistake: It is easy to tell where the matte painting and live action area meet when Fox and the assistant appear.
Tomorrow is Yesterday - S1-E20
Continuity mistake: When the plane is coming up to intercept the Enterprise, it's shown flying through thin clouds, yet when inside the cockpit, there are no clouds to be seen.
Tomorrow is Yesterday - S1-E20
Visible crew/equipment: When Kirk hears the audio for the first manned moon shot, he gets up to walk over to Spock. As the camera pans to follow, the shadow of the boom mic can be seen moving quickly above and to the left of his head.
The City on the Edge of Forever - S1-E29
Other mistake: When talking to Edith Keeler one evening, Kirk refers to a star in Orion's belt, pointing it out. The shot then cuts to a scene of the horizon. The sky is quite cloudy and the light from the sun is still lighting the horizon. The stars would not be visible.
This Side of Paradise - S1-E25
Other mistake: As Spock and Kirk are fighting, Spock bends a steel bar with one of his blows. When he hits Kirk, though, it simply makes Kirk a little sore. A blow strong enough to bend a steel bar would shatter human bones.
This Side of Paradise - S1-E25
Continuity mistake: As Spock and Kirk are fighting, Spock pushes Kirk to the wall after bending the bar with his first blow. The bent bar falls to the ground and ends up against the wall by Kirk’s feet. Moments later, the bar is nowhere to be found.
The Return of the Archons - S1-E22
Continuity mistake: While Kirk is attempting to convince Marplon and Reger to take them to Landru, a distant shot shows Marplon's right hand descend from his chest to his side. Immediately thereafter, a close-up shows Marplon's hand again suddenly at his chest.
Chosen answer: If they're in orbit, they're being pulled along by the planet's gravity well, therefore, impulse engines would only be used for minor corrections and would be "on standby" while in orbit, but not active. (Like keeping your car idling without revving the engine and creating plumes of exhaust).
Captain Defenestrator
Thank you for the info.
Movie Nut