| Year |
Event |
| 1958 |
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Agency) is formed |
| 1961 |
Yuri Gagarin orbits the Earth in Vostok 1 |
| 1962 |
The European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO) and
the European Space Research Organization (ESRO) are formed. |
| 1969 |
Apollo 11's Lunar Module lands on the Moon. |
| 1980 |
The ELDO and ESRO are finally merged into the European Space
Agency (ESA) |
| 1986 |
The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after
take-off. |
| 1986 |
The Russian nuclear power station, Chernobyl explodes. |
| 1993 |
November 1st: The European Union is officially ratified. |
| 1996 |
Ice is discovered at the south pole of the moon. |
| 1996 |
The Ariane 5 launcher explodes 40 seconds after take-off. |
| 2029 |
The new Dalai Lama leads the Tibetan revolution. |
| 2030 |
The US is forced to cancel a manned mission to Mars, due to
budgetary reasons. |
| 2030 |
The North American economy plummets. The US has accumulated
an unparalleled federal deficit. |
| 2034 |
The US declares martial law to control rioting, starvation,
and stockpiling of supplies. |
| 2065 |
Serendipity Station, the first corporate-owned space station
is completed in orbit. |
| 2076 |
"The Big One" hits California. Over 200,000 people are killed,
and several coastal cities are flattened. |
| 2085 |
A micro-meteorite crashes in to the Indian Ocean. |
| 2090 |
A group of Eastern European and northern asian countries form
the Russian Consortium. |
| 2103 |
The Russian Space Program begins excavation on the moon for
the foundations a permanent lunar colony. |
| 2110 |
Lunagrad is officially opened, and colonists (mostly from
Russian Consortium countries) begin taking up permanent residence
there. |
| 2131 |
The ESA and Japan separately announce plans to begin plans
to colonize Mars. Initially, there are talks about working together,
but the Japenese government ultimately refuses. |
| 2142 |
Liminalium is first discovered. |
| 2149 |
The first liminal field is activated on an orbital space lab. |
| 2153 |
Dr. Michel Rondeau submits his theory of Jumpspace travel
to the European Academy of Astrophysical Sciences |
| 2167 |
The first working Jump drive is tested in the solar system.
The Jump1 drive is still to slow for
extra-solar journeys to be practical. |
| 2180 |
The first Jump2 drive is perfected
by scientists in the Russian Consortium. |
| 2193 |
The first Extrasolar Flight is undertaken. An ESA-manufactured
Jump2-capable ship confirms the existence
of a habitable extra-solar planet in the Alpha Centauri star
system. |
| 2197 |
The Endeavor carries three hundred colonists to Alpha
Centauri |
| 2198 |
The Endeavor experiences a Jump engine failure, and
the crew is forced to stay with the colonists. |
| 2235 |
France leaves the European Union and adopts its own currency. |
| 2262 |
The Chinese-Manchurian War. |
| 2291 |
A German research vessel discovers a ship from the Empire
of the Thirteen. |
| 2301 |
US President Mike Jonas is sworn in. |
