In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Articles of Federation is the constitution of the United Federation of Planets. The Articles of Federation were signed and ratifed on Earth (after much negotiation, most of which took place on the planet Babel) by the Humans/Terrans, Vulcan, Andorian, and Tellarites governments in the year 2161. Captain Jonathan Archer was one of Earth's representatives who signed the historic document (Archer would later serve as President of the Federation). // Headline text Headline text Italic textItalic textItalic textItalic textItalic textItalic textItalic textBold textBold textBold textBold text--65. ... http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search In the fictional Star Trek universe, the United Federation of Planets is a federation of more than 150 member planets and thousands of colonies, claiming territory in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy. ... This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain. ... Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, Human Starfleet Captain In the Star Trek science fiction universe, Humans/Terrans are one of the races undertaking interstellar travel. ... Jump to: navigation, search Vulcans are a humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek universe who reside on the planet Vulcan and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic. ... Shran, from Enterprise In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Andorians are a species of humanoids native to the moon Andor. ... Tellarites are a fictional species from the planet Tellar from the Star Trek television show . ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, 2161 is the year in which the human, Andorian, Vulcan, Tellarite, and several other species align to form the United Federation of Planets. ... Jonathan Archer is a fictional character from the television show Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005). ...

This document has many similarities to the UN charter. The Articles have never been mentioned in any Star Trek series but is found in the Star Trek Technical Manual by Franz Joseph. Jump to: navigation, search United Nations Charter Opened for signature June 26, 1945 at San Francisco Entered into force October 24, 1945 Conditions for entry into force Ratification by the Republic of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and...

In 2005, a novel called 'Articles of the Federation' was released, written by Keith R.A. DeCandido and giving readers a first-ever detailed look inside Federation politics. It forms part of the Star Trek Expanded Universe of novels. Keith R. A. DeCandido (born April 1969 in New York, United States) is an American sci-fi writer. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Star Trek Expanded Universe is a generic term to describe an extrapolation of events which occur in the Star Trek Universe outside the scope of the television series and feature films. ...

See also

• Starfleet
• Federation President

Jump to: navigation, search Starfleet Command In the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet is the defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, the President of the United Federation of Planets is the leader of the United Federation of Planets. ...

External links

• Daystrom Institute Technical Library Full Text