when does star trek discovery take place
While there's no mention within the Original Series of when it took place, there are a number of clues from other series that narrow down the mission time period. For example, we knowâbased on Star Trek: The Next Generation 's stardate scheduleâthat Star Trek: Generations took place in 2371.
When the original series of Star Trek was produced, the 1990s were considered the distant future, and so various elements of the backstory to Star Trek are set in that era, particularly the Eugenics Wars. The references to the Eugenics Wars and to a nuclear war in the 21st century are somewhat contradictory.