Starfleet
Space exploration corps
Starfleet is the space exploration and defense organization in the Star Trek fictional universe.
It operates the starships, conducts scientific missions, and defends the United Federation of Planets.
The term appears in discussions of the franchise and as shorthand for idealistic, militaristic, or hierarchical organizational structures: He runs his department like Starfleet.
Named vessel or brand
- VoyagerNASA interstellar mission name
- Deep Space NineSpace station near Bajor
- captainOne who commands
- admiralSenior naval commander
ensign · lieutenant · commander · academy · uniforms · phaser · tricorder · communicator
Named union of states
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- ranksPositions in hierarchy
- officersThose holding authority
- crewWorking team aboard
cadets · headquarters · assignment · duty · regulations · chain of command · court martial · promotion
Hypothetical superluminal propulsion system
- holodeckSimulated reality chamber
- replicatorThing that duplicates
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
- deflectorSomething that redirects
photon torpedo · tractor beam · cloaking device · bioscan · subspace · dilithium · antimatter · nacelle
Investigating the cosmos beyond Earth
- first contactHumanity's alien introduction
- unchartedNot yet documented
- frontierEdge of settlement
- missionPurpose-driven task
survey · discovery · anomaly · nebula · starbase · outpost · colonization · scientific research
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
first contact · protocol · mediation · alliance · neutral zone · delegation · summit · accord
Enterprise
Named vessel or brand
- VoyagerNASA interstellar mission name
- Deep Space NineSpace station near Bajor
- captainOne who commands
admiral · ensign · lieutenant · commander · academy · uniforms · phaser · tricorder · communicator · Vulcan
Federation
Named union of states
crew · cadets · headquarters · assignment · duty · regulations · chain of command · court martial · promotion · commission
warp drive
Hypothetical superluminal propulsion system
- holodeckSimulated reality chamber
- replicatorThing that duplicates
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
deflector · photon torpedo · tractor beam · cloaking device · bioscan · subspace · dilithium · antimatter · nacelle · shuttlecraft
space exploration
Investigating the cosmos beyond Earth
- first contactHumanity's alien introduction
- unchartedNot yet documented
- frontierEdge of settlement
mission · survey · discovery · anomaly · nebula · starbase · outpost · colonization · scientific research · boldly go
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
peacekeeping · first contact · protocol · mediation · alliance · neutral zone · delegation · summit · accord
- Fictional BrandsAcme, Acme Corporation, Duff Beer, Kwik-E-Mart, Soylent Green
- Fictional PlacesGotham City, Hogwarts, Mordor, Narnia, Gondor
- Fictional WorldsHogwarts, Narnia, Westeros, Mordor, Gondor
StarfleetUnited States Navy
American maritime military service
NASA · Royal Navy · ESA
- Starfleet AcademyFictional space officer training
star, fleet, spaceship, starlight, astronaut, astronomy, stardom, starship, spacefaring