Crataxian Extraplanetary Fleet

The Crataxian Extraplanetary Fleet (or CEF) was the organization on Crataxia which ran, created, overlooked, and thereby handled all activities associated with Crataxias deep space operations (and creation of ships).

The organization was created in 2320, 7 years before the first warp vessel, at this time they only monitored their [the crataxians] interplanetary facilities.

Pre-Warp
Before warp, and basically extraplanetary travel, the fleet was known as the Crataxian Planetary Union joined of a basic hierarchy of officials. full-time obligated members and advocates. By 2325 the Union had expanded their pre-warp craft as far as Ter, the 3rd and final moon.

Also by than the Union had mobilized over 3,000,000 members and 18 ships.

Late 2320s
By 2329, 3 (including the original) warp vessels were in service, piloted by approximately 2 dozen crew men each. A charter like in Starfleet, was not created. This was due to the evident probability that the needed specifications for getting as far as possibly discovering extraterrestrial species, was far away.

In 2330, the Teriliz were exiled to Deruk by the first warp 1.54 vessel. That vessel was a temporary one as it was sent into a decaying orbit and acted as the only means of supplement to them [Terilz].

25th century
By 2474, the Fleet had over 30 vessels, over 7,000,000 personnel, etc with a maximum sustainable speed of warp 8.23 and a finalized maximum speed of 8.42, although by at least the 2480s the Warp 10 prototype could be integrated into most vessels.

Mission
The Fleet had a single mission of expanding the borders and knowledge of the Crataxian species. Finding new species, ideas, phenomena etc. A close resemblance to the Federation, and Starfleets mission.

Following them joining the Federation, their mission changed to the Federations/Starfleets mission "...seek out new life and new civilizations," and "...go boldly where no man has gone before."