Countries still exist as physical entities, they just no longer function as sovereign states or independant political entities.

Does the USA still exist in Star Trek?

As a subdivision of United Earth, and later of the United Federation of Planets, the United States remained a distinct political entity into the 24th century.

Does Earth exist in Star Trek?

Earth was the homeworld of the Humans and the Voth, among others, and was the capital planet of the United Federation of Planets and the home of Starfleet Headquarters from 2161 to 3089.

Does Canada exist in Star Trek?

SNW: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" is the first Star Trek production to have scenes set in Canada. The choice was made to set the episode in Toronto to avoid the expense of either moving filming to location in New York (the original choice of setting) or redressing Toronto locations to look like New York.

Does Earth rejoin the Federation?

During the fourth season, the Federation is in the process of rebuilding itself; Starfleet Academy is reopened, new shipbuilding facilities are commissioned, and many former member worlds such as Trill, Ni'Var and Earth rejoin.

Star Trek's Earth Cities (Some of Anyway)

Will Earth turn into Coruscant?

Scientists term these planetary boundaries. For some fans, Coruscant is the original home world of humanity in the Star Wars galaxy. In our own, however, were the Earth to ever actually be subsumed into a single cityscape, the resulting ecumenopolis would collapse under the weight of its ecological footprint.

What is the human population in Star Trek?

Most likely at 10-15 billion in the 24th century.

Does NASA exist in Star Trek?

NASA is featured heavily in the opening credits for Star Trek: Enterprise, including a diagram of the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, the space shuttle orbiter Enterprise, the Apollo program, a Saturn V rocket, and the Mars Pathfinder rover Sojourner.

Is NASA in Star Trek?

The Cage. We can see a large number of NASA spacecraft as soon as in the first Star Trek pilot episode, "The Cage".

Is there a military in Star Trek?

Within this fictional universe, Starfleet is a uniformed space force maintained by the United Federation of Planets ("the Federation") as the principal means for conducting deep space exploration, research, defense, peacekeeping, and diplomacy (although Starfleet predates the Federation, having originally been an Earth ...

Does God exist in Star Trek?

Star Trek stretched the definition of the word "god" to include omnipotent alien life forms like Q, though some encounters involved deities from Earth's many established religions as well.

Why was Discovery destroyed in Star Trek?

Spock is able to stop Control with magnetism, and they escape back to Discovery. The Section 31 fleet soon arrives, forcing Pike to order Discovery be destroyed to keep the Sphere data away from Control.

Where did humans come from in Star Trek?

In 2268, Sargon said that the story of all Humans being descended from Adam and Eve may have been based on his own people having colonized Earth some 600,000 years prior. However, James T. Kirk replied that 23rd century science indicated life had evolved independently on Earth (a conclusion later bolstered by Q).

Why did Star Trek only last 3 years?

Star Trek aired on NBC from September 8, 1966, to June 3, 1969. It was first broadcast on September 6, 1966, on Canada's CTV network. While on NBC, Star Trek's Nielsen ratings were low and the network canceled it after three seasons and 79 episodes.

What is Earth called in Star Trek?

Earth (also known as Tellus, Terra or Sol III) is a class M planet, the third planet in the Sol star system in the space of the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant, at coordinates 1.23N 2.79W.

What cities are on Earth in Star Trek?

Star Trek explores various Earth locations, such as Toronto, Paris, Riverside, Carbon Creek, New Orleans, Roswell, Broken Bow, Los Angeles, Bozeman, and San Francisco, in different episodes, showcasing the significance of these places in the Star Trek universe.

What does NASA think of Star Trek?

"'Star Trek' and NASA have had a strong connection for many years, with the former being inspired to write stories of the future by current-day NASA activities, and the latter inspired to do great things now by the stories we've all viewed," Carpenter noted.

What Star Trek technology is real?

Communicator. The TOS communicator is the arguably most often cited example of "Star Trek technology that exists in the real world". Martin Cooper, the inventor of the cell phone, allegedly said he was inspired by Star Trek.

How scientific is Star Trek?

Star Trek takes place in the Milky Way, “not a galaxy far, far away,” Macdonald said. That means Star Trek (mostly) adheres to the known laws of physics.

Why are there no robots in Star Trek?

This is mostly because of laws put in place after an anti-robot war called the Butlerian Jihad, which forbade humans from making "a machine in the likeness of a human mind." Prior to Picard, within human and Federation cultures, A.I. was similarly scarce.

Can Star Trek ships land on planets?

Illustrations in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual (pp. 183, 184) suggest the USS Defiant was equipped with landing gear and capable of planetary landing, though never referenced on screen.

How many worlds are in Star Trek?

The total number of formal member worlds was over one hundred and fifty in the 24th century (Star Trek: First Contact). At its height, at an unstated time between the 25th and 31st century, it numbered three hundred and fifty members (DIS: "Die Trying").

Who is the oldest human in Star Trek?

The oldest I'm aware of was Admiral Leonard McCoy in the first TNG episode: no time travel, no transporter shenanigans, no cryogenic sleeper ships, just a healthy lifestyle and the best medical care Starfleet could provide and he lived to be at least 137 years young.

What is the average lifespan of a human in Star Trek?

According to the Star Trek canon, the average human lifespan will reach 100 years during the early 22nd century. By the mid-24th century, the mean crested 120 years. This gradual increase in longevity is mostly thanks to advanced medical technology.

What is the largest thing in Star Trek?

Starbase Yorktown

The Starbase Yorktown from the Kelvin Timeline movie "Star Trek Beyond" is the largest human-made object ever to appear in Star Trek. Depending on how we scale the Kelvin Enterprise, the lower limit for the station's diameter ranges from 12.5km to 25km.