Do you watch star trek, franchise based on the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry.
No but I know it is a classic, Ive watched a bit
Its the first television series, simply called "Star Trek" and now referred to as """", debuted in 1966 
dang, it really has been around for a long time
It features show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, roughly during the 2260s.
I assumed it was set farther along in the future.
galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter
Oh I didnt know you learned that in star trek
The creation of star trek was influenced by. Gulliver's Travels", and by works of western genre such as the television series "Wagon Train".