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The return of the Voyager and its saga had tremendous impact on Federation policy. The interstellar leadership realized they’d been focusing more and more inward, leaving an expanding blindspot around them. The threats and discoveries made by Voyager illustrated that the UFP’s best long-term interests were not served with a navel-gazing policy. It was felt that Federation’s Starfleet must rededicate itself to its core mantra: “To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations - to boldly go where no one has gone before.”

It was that ideal that drove the Century class project. Not since the days of the old Daedelus class ships had such an ambitious and far reaching exploration effort been mounted by the UFP. The study and application of the slipstream drive opened new frontiers, nudging the Federation into intergalactic exploration of the galaxy’s nearest neighbors.

The Century class project called for the construction of five, huge explorer vessels, mounting impulse, warp, and slipstream drives. These massive ships would be capable of independent operation for a number of years and would be targeted at exploring the immediate galactic neighborhood. Destinations include the galactic north and south reaches of the colliding Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy, the large and small Magellanic Clouds, and the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy .

The Century class cruiser, Clarke, was assigned to the galactic north stretch of the spherical Sagittarius Galaxy. Here, 30,000 light years outside the Milky Way, the Clarke’s crew looks back at the huge spinning disc of stars that they call home.

Century Class by DJ Curtis, converted by Celticarchie. Background image by just about everyone (a composite composition from about ten astronomical photos). DAZ Studio render.