The Vlugta asteroid belt was an asteroid belt under the possession of the Vlugta government.
According to Alsia, her father conducted a mineralogical survey of the asteroid belt to discover that it was rich in minerals. She employed this con on Martus Mazur in order to steal 10,000 Isiks from him in 2370. (DS9: "Rivals")
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Background information[]
This asteroid belt was only mentioned in dialogue.
According to the script, the pronunciation for Vlugta was "VLUG-tuh". [1]
According to StarTrek.com, this asteroid field was most likely to be located in a star system with a central star named Vlugta. [2](X)
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Taking place in 2409, the computer game Star Trek Online places the Vlugta Asteroid Field within a few light years of Deep Space 9. In the game, it is a rich source of dilithium exploited by the Ferengi.
External link[]
- Vlugta asteroid belt at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Vlugta Asteroid Field at the Star Trek Online Wiki