Earth Cargo Service
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- Established 2080s
- Definitively established by 2102 by ECS Horizon commissioning date
- Headquartered in Earth Cargo Service Central, Earth (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)
- United Earth merchant marine organization (ENT)
- Civilian freight hauling between Earth outposts, foreign ports (ENT)
- Source of late-21st and 22nd century Boomer subculture (ENT)
- Long haul freight runs at sub-warp 2, taking years between ports (ENT)
- Individual crew members colloquially known as "Boomers" (ENT)
- Popular holonovel series The Boomer Diaries, released in mid-24th century, presented fictionalized account of Boomer lifestyle (TNG Novel: Greater Than the Sum)
- Almira Van Der Weir a noted author of historical fiction focused on Boomer subculture (SCE Short Story: "War Stories, Book 1")