It was this that first brought together the species that founded the Federation: Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites. ( TNG: " The Outcast" ENT: " Zero Hour", " These Are the Voyages.") The seeds of the Federation were planted during the Babel Crisis of 2154, during which a temporary alliance was formed to search for a Romulan drone ship preying on local vessels. The Federation was founded in San Francisco, Earth in 2161. The four founding species of the Federation (clockwise from top left): Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites The founding ceremony of the Federation in 2161
Encountering numerous clashing ideologies, some conflicts escalated into significant resistance, such as armed conflict, and even temporal incursions intended to prevent key historical events from occurring. In the alternate reality, Captain Christopher Pike described the Federation as a " peacekeeping and humanitarian armada." ( Star Trek)įederation culture, values, and technology had vast influence across space and time, as well as other dimensions and subspace domains. ( TOS: " The Cage", " Where No Man Has Gone Before", " Journey to Babel") Starfleet was incorporated to maintain exploratory, scientific, diplomatic, and defense functions. ( DS9: " Paradise Lost" VOY: " Author, Author") ( TOS: " Errand of Mercy", " A Private Little War" Star Trek Nemesis ENT: " United") The Federation's various member worlds joined voluntarily ( TNG: " Attached" DS9: " Emissary", " Rapture" VOY: " The Void") and were equals in the Federation's democratic society.
Unlike its imperial rivals, who derived power from a single species subjugating other races. ( Star Trek: First Contact)Īt its height, it numbered three hundred and fifty members. The total number of formal member worlds was over one hundred and fifty in the 24th century.
One of the most powerful interstellar states in known space, it encompassed eight thousand light years. Additional nomenclature used to describe the Federation included: " Earth Federation" in TOS: " Friday's Child" and TAS: " The Lorelei Signal", " Federation of Planets" in TOS: " A Piece of the Action", and " United Fleet of Planets" (incorrectly, by Lokai of the planet Cheron) in TOS: " Let That Be Your Last Battlefield".