Hede.io Entry: Star Trek
Star Trek is both an American science fiction
TV show created by Gene Roddenberry
; first broadcasted in the late 1960s and a media franchise. The Star Trek universe takes place in a utopian future in which humanity coexists with other alien
species under a system known as the United Federation of Planets ("the Federation").
Star Trek is well known for its use of futuristic technologies in its story lines such as holodeck
, transporter
, phaser
and cloaking technology
. Star Trek's main technology is the warp engine
which enables faster than light travel
by distorting subspace
. The field generated by a warp engine is measured in units called "cochrane" after Earth's inventor of warp drive Zefram Cochrane
.
The official website for Star Trek is www.startrek.com.
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