Union Borders

Union Border

(see also Union Border Act )

The idea or the concept of regions of space claimed by one society / species or civilization is much older than the Union and occurs / develops usually with techno civilization reaching TL 6 and a spread  of that civilization over more than one star system.

Borders in three dimensional space are either claimed or defined via more than one civilization.

Before the Union, it was the Galactic Council where borders were defined. Not without conflicts and wars of course.

The Union however has taken the concept of borders to a new level, mostly to guarantee the peaceful existence of its members. Union space as empty as space can be, is regulated and governed by laws. Laws that guarntees commerece, travel and trade.

Union borders are defined by maps, border stations and border buoys.

While the vastness of space and the immensity of Union space make it impossible to  create an uninterupted border line, efforts are made to increase the long range scanning ability between buoys and border stations.

Also Union Spatial Navy and Union Border Guard constantly patrol the Union borders.

While it is perfectly fine for a non Union ship or object to cross into Union space, such an object is  intercepted to establish First Contact,  or to determine the intentions.

If the intentions are peaceful, the visitor revceives a "temporary transponder" and might be escorted to its destination.

Of course if the intentions are not of peaceful nature, or of a known Union opponent, the trespasser will fnd out why there is a Union border and what the Union Fleet is capable of.