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The 4 quadrants of the STAR TREK
universe
The universe is endless, but in the
future it is explored thorough - and not all beings
are kind.
United Federation of Planets (UFP), founded in 2161,
is above all a peaceful alliance between planets build
on a common understanding and development in each
others cultures. But, when one explores the universe
it happens you run into someone not sharing the same
philosophy but are corrupt, hostile, suspicious, ignorant
dictatorships not making much room for any other understanding
but them selves. And a conflict arises.
The spaceships moves by a speed called WARP SPEED
which is faster than the speed of light. It is defined
as a warp factor where a number defines how fast the
speed goes. The biggest spaceships in the starclass
is capable of going as high as warpspeed 9. With those
speeds one can get far into space, but there are places
even warp speed cannot reach in a lifetime.
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In the galaxy the Milky, where our Solar System
lies, are there many more solar systems just waiting
to be discovered. But we are not even capable of reaching
beyond our own galaxy, which on top is devided into
four quadrants: Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta. Here
lives many beings, cultures and life blossoms. Here
are the warriorrace the klingons, the defiant cardassians,
the logic driven vulcans, the financial thinking ferengies
and so on. On the map below you can see the layout
of the endless varieties of beings to be found. Earth
is placed in the Alpha Quadrant.
Photo: Paramount - Text: MMF |
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