First mentioned in Star Trek: The Original Series, a different Federation existed before the creation of the United Federation of Planets ... into First Federation space. Kirk decides to bluff ...

The United Federation ... of "Deep Space Nine" — more on that later — its origins go back way further in canon. The agency was originally founded to protect the interests of planet Earth ...

Throughout Star Trek's long history, the United Federation of Planets has faced terrifying ... it was lost in time and space, ...