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Over time, the world would continue to grow in population, eventually warranting a terraforming project to convert the planet's surface into a more habitable and familiar environment. Given many of the miners' origins on Earth, the terraforming project sought to recreate the feel of that world, with many native Earth plant and animal species introduced to create a stable ecosystem. | Over time, the world would continue to grow in population, eventually warranting a terraforming project to convert the planet's surface into a more habitable and familiar environment. Given many of the miners' origins on Earth, the terraforming project sought to recreate the feel of that world, with many native Earth plant and animal species introduced to create a stable ecosystem. | ||
Eventually, the planet became self-sufficient enough for an elected government to declare it a world unto itself (no longer a Federation Colony) and petition for Federation Membership Status. | |||
In 2268, a disease caused a medical emergency here and vaccines were desperately needed. The USS Yorktown transported these vaccines and transferred them to the USS Enterprise, which then transported them to the colony. ([https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Obsession_(episode) TOS: Obsession]) | In 2268, a disease caused a medical emergency here and vaccines were desperately needed. The USS Yorktown transported these vaccines and transferred them to the USS Enterprise, which then transported them to the colony. ([https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Obsession_(episode) TOS: Obsession]) |