Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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#startrek #space #science

In addition to the countless space colonies of the Federation depicted throughout Star Trek, we see plenty of examples of colonies founded specifically by United Earth. But how successful were these ventures, given humanity's struggles in its early days of interstellar exploration?

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- CHAPTERS -
00:00 Intro
01:11 Sol System
04:06 Alpha Centauri System
08:14 Terra Nova
10:30 Vega and Deneva
12:21 Other Earth-Affiliated Colonies
13:52 Independent Colonies
17:05 Final Thoughts & Outro