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Commander Detmer,

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how soon until we reach
the galactic barrier?

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Coming out of warp now, Captain.

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[Narrator]
When it comes to boldly going

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where no one has gone before,

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Star Trek has explored

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the very boundaries of the imagination.

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Separating the Milky Way from
the rest of the universe,

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lies the galactic barrier,
a treacherous border

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between the known and
the yet to be discovered.

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The negative energy
will eat through shields

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and fry your frontal
cortex [clicks] like that.

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Captain Burnham and her crew

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face untold dangers
beyond the barrier

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in Season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery.

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Is it wrong that I think
that's pretty damn cool?

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Frontiers are always cool, Mr. Rhys.

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If only we could enjoy it.

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[Narrator]
But this isn't the first time

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the Federation
has traveled to

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the edge of the
galaxy and beyond.

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Approaching galaxy
edge, sir.

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Neutralize warp, Mr.
Mitchell, hold this position.

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[Narrator]
Captain Kirk and the crew of

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the U.S.S. Enterprise

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attempt
to cross the galactic barrier

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in the third episode of
Star Trek: The Original Series.

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The Enterprise
enters the barrier

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to gather intel

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around the doomed voyage

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of the S.S. Valiant

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200 years previous.

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Emergency stations.

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[Narrator] The ship
reverses course quickly

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when the unstable conditions

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wreak havoc on the ship.

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As well as on one

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Lieutenant commander,
Gary Mitchell.

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A crew member with

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an elevated ESP sensitivity.

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Sometimes I feel
there's nothing

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I couldn't do in time.

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I'll just keep
getting stronger.

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You know that, don't you?

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You will surrender
your ship to me.

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[Narrator] Later, the
Kelvans, an aliens species

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from beyond
the barrier

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hijack and upgrade
the Enterprise

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to return to
the Andromeda galaxy.

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The Enterprise emerges
from the barrier

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into the dark void that
separates the galaxies.

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You're going to
need something

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to wash that down with.

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Have you ever tried
any Saurian brandy?

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[Narrator] But luckily
the crew regains control

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of the ship and returns
to the Milky Way.

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We're going home.

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[Narrator]
Star Trek's few other trips

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beyond the barrier were
universally involuntary.

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An engineer driven mad

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at the sight of
the Medusan Kollos

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takes the Enterprise

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through the barrier
and into the void.

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Scotty, where are we?

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I don't know.

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Beyond the boundaries
of the galaxy.

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Captain, we're passing
warp 10.

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[Narrator]
An experimental engine modification

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on the Enterprise-D,

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and a little help
from The Traveler,

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sends the ship

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well beyond the
galactic barrier.

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Message on this has
already been transmitted

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to Starfleet, sir.

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Which, traveling
subspace, they should receive

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in 51 years, 10 months,
nine weeks, 16 days--

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- Mr. Data.
- Sir?

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[Narrator] Though perilous to enter,

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the galactic barrier
remains a true gateway

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to boundless new discoveries.

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[Burnham] It won’t be easy

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but with this crew, I
know that we'll succeed.