Examines the civilized world's achievements in controlling famine, disease, and war while making provocative predictions about the evolutionary goals of the twenty-first century.

A century after Kirk and Spock, the action continues with Captain Picard, Cmdr. Riker and the crew of the Enterprise-D as they explore the outer reaches of the galaxy.

Orbiting the liberated planet of Bajor, a Federation space station guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the Galaxy.