Galactic trade routes are trade routes that connect planets, asteroids, space stations, and other locations and allow for the transport of people and trade goods. Like planetary trade routes, these paths through space may be well established and guarded or may be treacherous and prone to piracy. There may be outposts and fuel stations along the way (these may be less important if a world uses faster-than-light travel, wormholes, or teleportation gates that connect locations directly). Galactic trade routes may be critical for a world’s economy and for the delivery of vital goods like medicine. There may be blockades of galactic trade routes during times of political tension or embargos of certain goods. Trade ships may band together for protection during transit of the trade route or hire security ships to accompany them (if they do not have their own defenses).