Earth

Earth is a Class-M planet in the Sol System, located in Sector 001 of the Alpha Quadrant. It is the homeworld of the Human species and the location of the central government of the United Federation of Planets. It is also home to such important institutions as Starfleet Command, Starfleet Academy, the Daystrom Institute, Earth Station McKinley and the San Francisco Shipyards.

First Contact
Humanity was first formally contacted by an alien race in 2063 in the hours after Zefram Cochrane's first warp flight. The Vulcans, who had been covertly observing Earth for decades, detected the warp signature and landed in Bozeman, Montana, greeting Cochrane and his people. The initial event went well, however as the years went on, interaction with the Vulcans became problematic when it became apparent that they were holding back on providing Earth with vital technology that would hasten their first deep space mission of exploration. The antagonism between the two would be exacerbated in 2151 when the Andorians accused the Vulcans of spying on them, seeing Humans as simply their cohorts. The Vulcans denied any transgressions, but rescinded when a massive listening post was discovered by a joint Human-Andorian mission on P'Jem. By the 25th century, any hard-feelings between the two races was almost non-existent.

Enemy Attacks
Earth has been subject to a number of assaults by enemy forces since the 22nd century, some successful, others repelled just in time. A selection of the most significant is listed below: