American Continent Institute

The American Continent Institute was a scientific and educational institute based on Earth. The Institute launched the ill-fated SS Columbia expedition that crashed on Talos IV in the 2230's.

Star Trek: Shadowstar Station continuity
The American Continent Institute is the Star Trek universe's counterpart to the National Geographic Society.

In the 2120's, the Institute sponsored a survey of Wolf-catalogue stars near the Sol system. This survey expedition discovered reserves of pergium and topaline on the fifth planet of Wolf 359.