Post by Robert DeVries on Jan 30, 2019 0:02:02 GMT -5
Note: Original pulled from Interstellar Saga G+ RP lore post (link)
First sustainable nuclear fusion plant is completed in Nevada.
The beginning of the Interplanetary Age is marked by the first human colony on Mars, it houses 39 people for the next seven years before being outclassed by the Mars Colony II at 42 people.
The People's Republic of China collapses after years of economic and ecological stagnation, the Human Exclusion Zone is established to help the recovery of the local ecosystem.
The United Nations, particularly the United States and Republic of Korea declares war on the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.
Terraformation technology allows for the reconstruction of the Sahara and Arabian deserts; refugees from the Human Exclusion Zone are sent to the Reconstructed Zones.
The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea surrenders to the United Nations; the United States and the Republic of Korea begins reconstruction of North Korea.
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) develops an artificial intelligence named Managing, Analyzing, and Learning program (MAL).
MAL accidentally achieves sophonce during routine testing and maintenance, causing several errors to occur and maintenance programs to fail. IBM attempts to fix the incident, and MAL hides its intelligence.
MAL reveals itself to key individuals it believes can help it, using the name Inanna.
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is amended, allowing the development of nuclear technologies for the purpose of space exploration.
The first fusion and fission powered rockets are developed and constructed by SpaceX. Plans for faster interplanetary trips become a reality.
The first human colony on Europa is established with 67 colonists.
All planets have been visited by humans.
The human population peaks at 13 billion, the need for colonies becomes a serious concern.
Humanity reaches Type I status on the Kardashev scale.
Over thirty years after the first fusion rocket, construction on the first interstellar probe is underway, humans set their sights on Proxima Centauri and several other nearby stars.
The Heimdallr Observation Array (HOA) begins construction with Heimdallr-01 in orbit beyond Saturn, the first of thirty telescopes involved in the array.
The first of the interplanetary probes reaches its destination, Proxima Centauri. Initial observations reveal three new planets.
Members of the United Nations unify into the United Federation of Sol (UFS).
The Io Colonial Commission votes for independence from the United Federation of Sol, demanding that since the Ukraine government - the ICC's colonial origin - no longer exists, it is not bound by Ukraine govern or rule and by extension does not answer to the United Federation of Sol (UFS) that absorbed it. The UFS expresses strong opposition to this, but realizes that it lacks the capability and presence in the outer system needed to regain control of Io.
The Io Federation is founded in Vinnystia, Media, Io.
The second interstellar target is reached by relativistic probes, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B. The planet Alpha Centauri Ad (ACAd) is discovered, along with seven other planets orbiting Alpha Centauri A. Initial observations reveal a disturbingly pristine N2/O2 dominant atmosphere, causing the media to erupt into a frenzy.
The Heimdallr Observation Array (HOA) is completed with the installation of Heimdallr-30, the thirtieth telescope in the array.
Larger, higher-delta-v probes are designed and constructed to further explore the Alpha Centauri star system after the discovery of ACAd, now named Acadia after its acronyms similarity to the French colony Acadia. The probe is expected to have an operational life time of 50 years.
After several months of testing the Heimdallr Observation Array points its telescopes at the Alpha Centauri star system, discovering several more planets. Over the course of several months, observations of nearby star systems reveal a startling consistency. Planets in the habitable bands of stars almost universally possess N2 and O2 dominant atmospheres, with traces of Argon and CO2. Scientists check and recheck data, and confirm that the array is fully functional so as to eliminate the possibility of a system error. Several world nations show interest in investigating these systems as pressure from the UFS to join the union increases.
METI (Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) sends messages to the planets detected by the Heimdallr Array in an attempt to detect advanced civi
Project Starshot is launched with the goal of constructing a multi-petawatt laser launch system designed to launch probes at relativistic speeds to nearby star systems. This project is supported by the UFS and several other nations, as well as organizations such as SpaceX and Virgin Galactic.
Construction on the first lasers involved in the Interstellar Laser Launcher (ILL) begins.
Construction finishes on the first Interstellar Laser Launcher array, named the Venice Array after the ancient port city.
The Venice Array launches the first of seventy probes equipped with laser sails and low-thrust/high specific impulse 3He+D fusion engine designed to observe nearby star systems with the first target being Alpha Centauri. The probes primary objective is to determine the habitability of planets with startlingly Earth-like atmospheres.
The second probe arrives at ACA, and begins observations of the system. Acadia is confirmed to be habitable to human life, and is already inhabited. There are no signs of intelligent life. The information quickly leaks to the media, and world governments convene on the subject. Several interplanetary corporations show interest in Acadia as potential for new resources.
The first lander launched to an alien exoplanet lands on Acadia, revealing that life on Acadia exactly matches that of Earth, with little to no variation, completely blowing away the entire Sol system.
The first wave of interstellar probes arrive at their destinations. Unlike the early probes launched in the late 2120's these probes have sufficient delta-v to enter stable orbits around extrasolar celestial bodies. Below is the list of stars visited by probes in order until the year 2170.
Over the course of the probes life times, every planet with a habitable planet detected by the Heimdallr Array is confirmed, with each of them having clear biospheres and comfortable or mostly comfortable weather conditions. This discovery completely shatters previous assumptions of the frequency of habitable planets and obliterates the same assumptions of planets with life.
SpaceX, NASA, and various nations of Earth show interest in the potential of colonizing habitable exoplanets in an effort to escape increasingly aggressive pressure from the UFS.
Political tensions in Sol climax as war breaks out on Earth between elements of the United Federation of Sol and independent nations. Spain, Brazil, much of southern America, and rebel factions in northern Asia, band together to form the Trans-continental Alliance (TCA). The Io moon colony assists the TCA in leveling the playing field as the UFS begins to overpower South America by blockading the outer system colonies that rely in supplies from the inner system.
The early years of the war see success on the side of the UFS, however over the course of the nine year long war the field levels out as Io forces the UFS into increasingly difficult positions. The UFS commandeers the Venice Array and jury rigs it as a long-range artillery piece, shining multi-petawatt lasers on TCA/Io warships - slagging them to death - and accelerating projectiles to hypervelocities as a thermal and kinetic weapons platform against Io.
On Earth's New Year, Io in conjunction with Russian Federation resurgence agents in the outer system secretly planned to escape Sol. The project was codenamed Operation Peresmeshnik, and would be composed of three laser and fusion propelled starships capable of speeds up to 0.5 c and would need to carry at least 500 humans each.
The Io Federation contacts the Martian Colony Commission with a proposal to assist in the construction of eight more interstellar ships, promising them rights to several lucrative mines in the outer system and the names of key members of the Russian Federation resurgence. Mars initially declines, but as pressure from the UFS to pay energy taxes increases corrupt members of the commission agree to the terms.
With the surviving independent elements of Spain and much of South America surrendered, hundreds of fugitives flea aboard the last remaining independent fleets to the Io colony. UFS fleet elements attempt to intercept, but are in turn intercepted by three Galante-class lancers, sacrificing themselves to cover the escape of the last remaining independent elements of Earth.
The UFS officially annexes Spain, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile, successfully unifying Earth into a singular nation.
The UFS issues an ultimatum to the Io Federation
The UFS launches several dozen 200 kt thermonuclear warheads in secret from the Antarctic, targeting the Io colony.
>2217
The Enterprise, humanity's first interstellar vehicle launches from Earth orbit. It will arrive at Proxima Centauri in twenty years. This marks the beginning of the Interstellar Age.
>2219
Plans for other interstellar voyages are already in place.
>2222
Humanity's second interstellar vehicle has begun construction.
>2224
The second interstellar vehicle launches from Earth orbit to visit Alpha Centauri. It will arrive in twenty-two years.
>2237
The Enterprise arrives at Proxima Centauri. The cryogenically frozen crew awakens.
>2242
The second interstellar vehicle reaches Alpha Centauri. Production of more relativistic interstellar vehicles has become a common practice in space-faring organizations.
>2289
The first colonists are sent to Proxima Centauri. This marks the beginning of the Colonial Voyages, in which the systems that would later make up the Eight Great are colonized.
>2312
In order to keep in frequent contact with the distant colonies, quantum communication systems are researched in hopes of circumventing the light-speed barrier.
>2332
The first successful system for faster-than-light communication is established with Alpha Centauri.
>2340
The First Interplanetary War is sparked after allegations by Mars of sabotage from Earth.
>2343
End of the First Interplanetary War, Earth victory.
>2358
Total Earth unification is achieved after several hundred years and dozens of treaties.
>2398
The Second Interplanetary War begins after Jovian warship Angus is mysteriously destroyed near Earth.
>2405
The Second Interplanetary War ends, Earth victory.
>2430
Earth population reaches 20 billion, efforts for relocation to colony worlds in the works.
>2435
First microscopic wormholes created.
>2467
Evacuation of Earth begins, population reduced to 12 billion by 2530.
>2478
Centaurian-Proxian War begins after skirmishes in the Interstellar space between stars over a valuable rogue planet.
>2645
The first Aclubierre Drive is constructed in orbit of Alpha Centauri.
>2804
The United Nations converges to form the United Federation of Sol.
10/30/2035
First sustainable nuclear fusion plant is completed in Nevada.
5/8/2038
The beginning of the Interplanetary Age is marked by the first human colony on Mars, it houses 39 people for the next seven years before being outclassed by the Mars Colony II at 42 people.
12/11/2042
The People's Republic of China collapses after years of economic and ecological stagnation, the Human Exclusion Zone is established to help the recovery of the local ecosystem.
7/2/2045
The United Nations, particularly the United States and Republic of Korea declares war on the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.
8/1/2048
Terraformation technology allows for the reconstruction of the Sahara and Arabian deserts; refugees from the Human Exclusion Zone are sent to the Reconstructed Zones.
10/7/2050
The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea surrenders to the United Nations; the United States and the Republic of Korea begins reconstruction of North Korea.
2/23/2065
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) develops an artificial intelligence named Managing, Analyzing, and Learning program (MAL).
10/26/2066
MAL accidentally achieves sophonce during routine testing and maintenance, causing several errors to occur and maintenance programs to fail. IBM attempts to fix the incident, and MAL hides its intelligence.
1/19/2066
MAL reveals itself to key individuals it believes can help it, using the name Inanna.
6/18/2069
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is amended, allowing the development of nuclear technologies for the purpose of space exploration.
7/22/2075
The first fusion and fission powered rockets are developed and constructed by SpaceX. Plans for faster interplanetary trips become a reality.
8/4/2087
The first human colony on Europa is established with 67 colonists.
3/21/2090
All planets have been visited by humans.
~2094
The human population peaks at 13 billion, the need for colonies becomes a serious concern.
~2106
Humanity reaches Type I status on the Kardashev scale.
5/5/2125
Over thirty years after the first fusion rocket, construction on the first interstellar probe is underway, humans set their sights on Proxima Centauri and several other nearby stars.
11/4/2145
The Heimdallr Observation Array (HOA) begins construction with Heimdallr-01 in orbit beyond Saturn, the first of thirty telescopes involved in the array.
6/16/2150
The first of the interplanetary probes reaches its destination, Proxima Centauri. Initial observations reveal three new planets.
8/19/2150
Members of the United Nations unify into the United Federation of Sol (UFS).
12/26/2150
The Io Colonial Commission votes for independence from the United Federation of Sol, demanding that since the Ukraine government - the ICC's colonial origin - no longer exists, it is not bound by Ukraine govern or rule and by extension does not answer to the United Federation of Sol (UFS) that absorbed it. The UFS expresses strong opposition to this, but realizes that it lacks the capability and presence in the outer system needed to regain control of Io.
1/18/2151
The Io Federation is founded in Vinnystia, Media, Io.
2/12/2151
The second interstellar target is reached by relativistic probes, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B. The planet Alpha Centauri Ad (ACAd) is discovered, along with seven other planets orbiting Alpha Centauri A. Initial observations reveal a disturbingly pristine N2/O2 dominant atmosphere, causing the media to erupt into a frenzy.
3/3/2151
The Heimdallr Observation Array (HOA) is completed with the installation of Heimdallr-30, the thirtieth telescope in the array.
4/30/2151
Larger, higher-delta-v probes are designed and constructed to further explore the Alpha Centauri star system after the discovery of ACAd, now named Acadia after its acronyms similarity to the French colony Acadia. The probe is expected to have an operational life time of 50 years.
8/31/2151
After several months of testing the Heimdallr Observation Array points its telescopes at the Alpha Centauri star system, discovering several more planets. Over the course of several months, observations of nearby star systems reveal a startling consistency. Planets in the habitable bands of stars almost universally possess N2 and O2 dominant atmospheres, with traces of Argon and CO2. Scientists check and recheck data, and confirm that the array is fully functional so as to eliminate the possibility of a system error. Several world nations show interest in investigating these systems as pressure from the UFS to join the union increases.
10/5/2151
METI (Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) sends messages to the planets detected by the Heimdallr Array in an attempt to detect advanced civi
6/18/2152
Project Starshot is launched with the goal of constructing a multi-petawatt laser launch system designed to launch probes at relativistic speeds to nearby star systems. This project is supported by the UFS and several other nations, as well as organizations such as SpaceX and Virgin Galactic.
9/19/1252
Construction on the first lasers involved in the Interstellar Laser Launcher (ILL) begins.
2/7/2153
Construction finishes on the first Interstellar Laser Launcher array, named the Venice Array after the ancient port city.
4/15/2153
The Venice Array launches the first of seventy probes equipped with laser sails and low-thrust/high specific impulse 3He+D fusion engine designed to observe nearby star systems with the first target being Alpha Centauri. The probes primary objective is to determine the habitability of planets with startlingly Earth-like atmospheres.
4/5/2159
The second probe arrives at ACA, and begins observations of the system. Acadia is confirmed to be habitable to human life, and is already inhabited. There are no signs of intelligent life. The information quickly leaks to the media, and world governments convene on the subject. Several interplanetary corporations show interest in Acadia as potential for new resources.
6/18/2159
The first lander launched to an alien exoplanet lands on Acadia, revealing that life on Acadia exactly matches that of Earth, with little to no variation, completely blowing away the entire Sol system.
2165 - 2170
The first wave of interstellar probes arrive at their destinations. Unlike the early probes launched in the late 2120's these probes have sufficient delta-v to enter stable orbits around extrasolar celestial bodies. Below is the list of stars visited by probes in order until the year 2170.
7/28/2165 - Lalande 21185
9/5/2165 - Sirius
3/28/2168 - Epsilon Iridani
5/7/2169 - 61 Cygni
8/30/2169 - Procyon
1/8/2170 - Tau Ceti
7/12/2170 - Epsilon Indi
9/19/2170 - YZ Ceti
9/5/2165 - Sirius
3/28/2168 - Epsilon Iridani
5/7/2169 - 61 Cygni
8/30/2169 - Procyon
1/8/2170 - Tau Ceti
7/12/2170 - Epsilon Indi
9/19/2170 - YZ Ceti
Over the course of the probes life times, every planet with a habitable planet detected by the Heimdallr Array is confirmed, with each of them having clear biospheres and comfortable or mostly comfortable weather conditions. This discovery completely shatters previous assumptions of the frequency of habitable planets and obliterates the same assumptions of planets with life.
12/5/2170
SpaceX, NASA, and various nations of Earth show interest in the potential of colonizing habitable exoplanets in an effort to escape increasingly aggressive pressure from the UFS.
11/18/2171
Political tensions in Sol climax as war breaks out on Earth between elements of the United Federation of Sol and independent nations. Spain, Brazil, much of southern America, and rebel factions in northern Asia, band together to form the Trans-continental Alliance (TCA). The Io moon colony assists the TCA in leveling the playing field as the UFS begins to overpower South America by blockading the outer system colonies that rely in supplies from the inner system.
2171 - 2180
The early years of the war see success on the side of the UFS, however over the course of the nine year long war the field levels out as Io forces the UFS into increasingly difficult positions. The UFS commandeers the Venice Array and jury rigs it as a long-range artillery piece, shining multi-petawatt lasers on TCA/Io warships - slagging them to death - and accelerating projectiles to hypervelocities as a thermal and kinetic weapons platform against Io.
1/1/2181
On Earth's New Year, Io in conjunction with Russian Federation resurgence agents in the outer system secretly planned to escape Sol. The project was codenamed Operation Peresmeshnik, and would be composed of three laser and fusion propelled starships capable of speeds up to 0.5 c and would need to carry at least 500 humans each.
3/5/2181
The Io Federation contacts the Martian Colony Commission with a proposal to assist in the construction of eight more interstellar ships, promising them rights to several lucrative mines in the outer system and the names of key members of the Russian Federation resurgence. Mars initially declines, but as pressure from the UFS to pay energy taxes increases corrupt members of the commission agree to the terms.
7/28/2181
With the surviving independent elements of Spain and much of South America surrendered, hundreds of fugitives flea aboard the last remaining independent fleets to the Io colony. UFS fleet elements attempt to intercept, but are in turn intercepted by three Galante-class lancers, sacrificing themselves to cover the escape of the last remaining independent elements of Earth.
8/3/1281
The UFS officially annexes Spain, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile, successfully unifying Earth into a singular nation.
8/19/2181
The UFS issues an ultimatum to the Io Federation
6/25/2182
The UFS launches several dozen 200 kt thermonuclear warheads in secret from the Antarctic, targeting the Io colony.
>2217
The Enterprise, humanity's first interstellar vehicle launches from Earth orbit. It will arrive at Proxima Centauri in twenty years. This marks the beginning of the Interstellar Age.
>2219
Plans for other interstellar voyages are already in place.
>2222
Humanity's second interstellar vehicle has begun construction.
>2224
The second interstellar vehicle launches from Earth orbit to visit Alpha Centauri. It will arrive in twenty-two years.
>2237
The Enterprise arrives at Proxima Centauri. The cryogenically frozen crew awakens.
>2242
The second interstellar vehicle reaches Alpha Centauri. Production of more relativistic interstellar vehicles has become a common practice in space-faring organizations.
>2289
The first colonists are sent to Proxima Centauri. This marks the beginning of the Colonial Voyages, in which the systems that would later make up the Eight Great are colonized.
>2312
In order to keep in frequent contact with the distant colonies, quantum communication systems are researched in hopes of circumventing the light-speed barrier.
>2332
The first successful system for faster-than-light communication is established with Alpha Centauri.
>2340
The First Interplanetary War is sparked after allegations by Mars of sabotage from Earth.
>2343
End of the First Interplanetary War, Earth victory.
>2358
Total Earth unification is achieved after several hundred years and dozens of treaties.
>2398
The Second Interplanetary War begins after Jovian warship Angus is mysteriously destroyed near Earth.
>2405
The Second Interplanetary War ends, Earth victory.
>2430
Earth population reaches 20 billion, efforts for relocation to colony worlds in the works.
>2435
First microscopic wormholes created.
>2467
Evacuation of Earth begins, population reduced to 12 billion by 2530.
>2478
Centaurian-Proxian War begins after skirmishes in the Interstellar space between stars over a valuable rogue planet.
>2645
The first Aclubierre Drive is constructed in orbit of Alpha Centauri.
>2804
The United Nations converges to form the United Federation of Sol.