8 Mysteries From DS9 And Voyager That Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Should Answer
7. Did Bajor Ever Enter The Federation?
This might seem like the kind of political minutia that actually kept a lot of people away from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to begin with. But that show's initial premise was built around rebuilding and preparing Bajor for admittance to the United Federation of Planets and the show never delivered.
Bajor was specifically kept out of the Federation at the outbreak of the Dominion War because Captain Sisko and Starfleet couldn't guarantee the planet's safety. But the war ended in the DS9 series finale "What You Leave Behind" and the issue of Bajor's Federation membership was never resolved.
It's a small question, but sort of important. Did Bajor ever enter the Federation? Did Colonel Kira remain in charge of DS9 as a member of the Bajoran Militia or is she out there captaining a starship as a member of Starfleet?