Editing United Federation of Planets (section)

==Future of the Federation==
In the [[Star Trek: Short Treks|''Short Treks'']] episode "Calypso", taking place at an unknown time in the distant future, the character of Craft refers to the "V'draysh". Little is said about the V'draysh, except that it is at war with Alcor IV, and that the V'draysh people are searching for artifacts from ancient human history. The writer of this episode, [[Michael Chabon]], stated that the name "V'draysh" is intended to be a [[Syncope (phonology)|syncope]] for the word "Federation".<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp7usVAAlB7/ Michael Chabon confirms the word V'draysh is a syncope], Michael Chabon's official [[Instagram]] page</ref>

In the 32nd century setting of the third season of ''[[Star Trek: Discovery (season 3)|Star Trek: Discovery]]'', the Federation had undergone a near-total collapse precipitated by "The Burn", a galaxy-wide disaster. This shrunk the Federation from a peak of 350 worlds to just 38, notably excluding both Earth and Ni'Var (formerly known as Vulcan). During the fourth season, the Federation is in the process of rebuilding itself; Starfleet Academy is reopened, new shipbuilding facilities are commissioned, and many former member worlds such as Trill, Ni'Var and Earth rejoin.