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{{Quote|Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its 5-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.|Captain Kirk's opening monologue from ''Star Trek''}} | |||
''Star Trek'' is a science fiction television series that first debuted in 1966. Created by Gene Roddenberry, the series featured the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and his crew aboard the Federation starship USS ''Enterprise'' in the 23rd century. While the series lasted only three seasons in its original run, ''Star Trek'' drew a massive following through syndication that eventually led to the production of a movie series starring the original cast and the creation of various spinoff series that followed new crews and new time periods in the ''Star Trek'' universe, beginning with a series of shows set in the 24th century (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', and ''Star Trek: Voyager''), which were then followed by a prequel series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' set in the 22nd century before the Federation was founded. In 2017, a new era of ''Star Trek'' shows began, starting with ''Star Trek: Discovery'', followed by ''Star Trek: Picard'', ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', ''Star Trek: Prodigy'', and ''Star Trek: Strange New Worlds''. | |||
The ''Star Trek'' franchise is distinct from many science fiction stories set in the future with its optimistic view of humanity, which by the 23rd and 24th century has rid itself of old vices such as racism, sexism, poverty, and war to reach the stars. Yet these and other contemporary issues and philosophical questions are often examined in the stories told by ''Star Trek'' and its spinoffs through the lens of science fiction and metaphor, and it is these stories that have enthralled its legion of fans, known as Trekkies and Trekkers, for half a century. | |||
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Star Trek's future is defined by technological advances far beyond our own, and diversity of intelligent species which interact on a daily basis. | ''Star Trek's'' future is defined by technological advances far beyond our own, and diversity of intelligent species which interact on a daily basis. | ||
One of the most important pieces of technology, which makes the story of Star Trek possible, is the "warp" engine – a starship engine that allows the ship to move many times faster than the speed of light. | One of the most important pieces of technology, which makes the story of ''Star Trek'' possible, is the "warp" engine – a starship engine that allows the ship to move many times faster than the speed of light. | ||
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: ''By [[User:Ceciri|Nicholas]] ([[Ceciri Hakashri]])'' | |||
To demonstrate, we will take a standard day in the life of Angelica, a skilled writer of fantasy dramas. She gets up at 5 in the morning and replicates her breakfast of ham and eggs. This materialization is immediate, and she can recycle the dish just by putting it in the replicator. That said, she normally opts to get food at a nearby café - the replicator just doesn’t have that fresh feeling. | To demonstrate, we will take a standard day in the life of Angelica, a skilled writer of fantasy dramas. She gets up at 5 in the morning and replicates her breakfast of ham and eggs. This materialization is immediate, and she can recycle the dish just by putting it in the replicator. That said, she normally opts to get food at a nearby café - the replicator just doesn’t have that fresh feeling. | ||
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Imagine, though, that you are an officer on the ''Dauntless'', the starship patrolling the lanes. Or maybe you’re the officer who built or designed the ''Dauntless'', or the engineer who built the transporter network that connects Earth. Or maybe you’re a member of Starfleet’s Engineering Corps, who maintain and construct the network that allows for near instantaneous conversations over hundreds of light years. Those officers are Starfleet Officers. | Imagine, though, that you are an officer on the ''Dauntless'', the starship patrolling the lanes. Or maybe you’re the officer who built or designed the ''Dauntless'', or the engineer who built the transporter network that connects Earth. Or maybe you’re a member of Starfleet’s Engineering Corps, who maintain and construct the network that allows for near instantaneous conversations over hundreds of light years. Those officers are Starfleet Officers. | ||
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