Known Space

When one refers to Known Space, the term speaks of a slice of the southeastern portion of the disc of the Great Spiral which is home to all the known territories of the Great Powers, the  Minor Powers and other, independent and lesser polities.

The majority of Known Space has been explored, at least to some extent, though of the region at least half of it still requires more extensive survey by a qualified science vessel.

At present, there are several thousand settled worlds within Known Space, though well over four-fifths of them are independent or have populations of less than one million.