Timeline
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Pre-Federal era
- 2021: World War 3.
- 2024: End of World War 3, and emergence of Superstates:
- United Americas and Oceania (Canada, USA, Mexico, Entirety of South America, Australia, Japan, Pacific Islands and the British Isles).
- Eurasian Consortium (Europe, Israel and Former Russian Empire).
- The African Union (Entirety of Africa).
- The Asian Commonwealth (All Asian nations except Japan).
- 2030: First human on mars
Federal pre-colonization era
- 2032: Earth Federation is established. Superstates become republics of the Federation.
- 2036: The Prescott Initiative (Corporation) is founded
- 2037: Formation of the Federation Navy
Colonization era
- 2037: Luna Colony.
- 2038: The Universalist movement emerges.
- Supports greater Earth Unity.
- Supports increased colonization efforts.
- Wishes to see Earth Federation as more of a galactic empire.
- Powerful politicians support these notions.
- 2042: Cure for Cancer is developed.
- 2047: New legislation allowing the Federation to send incarcerated individuals to work off-world
- 2055: Mars Colony.
- 2057: Discovery of the Scordite ore and its processing into Tritanium (used mainly for space stations building).
- 2059: First Tritanium mal-processing accident leads to a disastrous explosion and formation of a small nebula near Phobos, fondly named “The Tri-Nebula”.
- 2064: Titan Colony.
- 2065: First Space Cult detected on Titan Colony.
- 2065: Artificial Gravity
- 2065: Assassination of Jose Santiago, First President of the Earth Federation
Expansion era
- 2066: Earth Federation renamed Federation of Sol.
- Former Republics of the federation become states of Republic.
- 2085: First Sol Revolt.
- 2089: Federal reform regarding Colonial Law (increased autonomy).
- 2097: First anti-corporate legislation act by the Universalist Party.
- 2100: Invention of the warp drive.
- 2102: Rise of the Musashi Corporation
- 2110: Beginning of Corporate activity in The Fringe.
- 2120: Establishment of the Home Guard (Earth for Earthers movement).
- 2127: Anti-AI Legislation by Universalist Party.
- 2130: Earth Crackdown on renegade religious communities.
- 2132: Forced Transfer of religious persons and undesirables to The Fringe.
- 2133: The Brazilian Revolution.
- 2135: Phobos Colony.
- 2140: Tachyon Relay Communication.
- 2141: Ceres Colony.
- 2145: Failed colonization attempt of Saturn Orbit (2000 dead).
- 2151: Establishment of the Federal Bureau of Trade.
- 2156: Scientific breakthrough in the treatment of Spaceborne infections.
- 2159-2160: Influenza outbreak of Mars.
- Mars quarantine declared - 2159
- Mars quarantine lifted - 2160
Corporation war and aftermath
- 2165: Death of Yoshihara Musashi, CEO of the Musashi Corporation.
- 2166: Corporate war between Musashi Corporation and the Prescott Initiate.
- 2170: End of the first Corporate war.
- 2178: Advances in Space weaponry.
- 2182: Technowledge corporation establishes a station in The Fringe.
- 2186: Technowledge corporation joins the Jovian Project and contributes stations
- 2191: Federal Reform of Colonial Law (decreased autonomy).
- 2195: The Jovian Project.
- 2201: The Saturn Project.
- 2203: First encounter with the “ Mimas” Space Fungus.
- 2210: Radiation Resistance Breakthroughs in science.
- 2219: Extreme Reform of Colonial Law, crushing autonomies.
- 2223: Death of President Juan Suarez Da’Lima, President of the Federation.
- 2229: Loss of power by the Universalist Party.
Recent history
- 2234 - 2235: Second Sol Revolt.
- 2237: The invention of the jump drive.
- 2239: Venus Colony.
- 2242: Neptune Colony.
- 2245: Uranus colony.
- 2251: First “Private” Fringe Colony (non-Corporate).
- 2259: Rise of Pirate societies in the fringe.
- 2061: Revision of anti-AI laws, permitting military grade projects
- 2264: Failed Colonization of Pluto.
- 2275: Pluto Colony.
- 2283 - 2289: The Fringe War.
- 2295: Present day.
Noted ships lost from the expansion era onward
- 2092: Exploration vessel FNS Ramses lost due to reasons unknown.
- 2114: FNS Vladimir lost due to reasons unknown.
- 2164: FNS Gogol, lost as a result of a mining accident near Ceres.
- 2214: Contact is lost with the Newark expedition beyond the outer rim.
- 2268: FNS Langley (Capital Ship) lost due to Jump drive malfunction.
- 2290: The Garat collides into the Tamel school transport due to reactor malfunction.