While Bakula's character isn't particularly tied to Kiley 279 either, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is almost definitely paying tribute to the captain of Earth's first-ever warp 5 starship.

As Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) explained to the people of Kiley 279,Star Trek's timeline has been revised, ...

Commander Una Chin-Riley from Kiley 279. This requires Pike, Spock, and La'an to be surgically altered into aliens by Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush). La'an's first mission in Star Trek ...