if you think of membership in the mwc as a rite of passage for a inhabited orb , much the way gene roddenberrythe late , much-admired creator of star trek , so popular in the mid- to late-twentieth century and even todaydepicts planets that join the federation , that type of membership would be akin to a planets bar/bat mitzvah , quinceaera , or other `` coming of age '' event .