1997
Tycho/Luna Colony founded *
2000
Construction of Crystal Palace Begun *
2002
Copernicus/Luna colony founded *
2005
First Corporate War *
Construction of Crystal Palace Delayed as Orbital Air plunges resources into defense of Transworld against EBM *
2008
Euro-American Conflict runs for only a few weeks before ESA destroys many strategic U.S. offensive positions by hurling Luna rock via the Tycho massdriver *
2009
ESA/Sov Mars Mission departs *
2010
O’Neil One Construction begins *
2011
Crystal Palace Opened *
ESA/Sov mission arrives on Mars *
Construction of L-3 and L-4 colonies begins *
2016
O’Neil One completed *
2017
L-3 colony completed. Named Galileo Cylinder (O’Neil Two) *
NASA Mars mission departs *
2018
L-4 colony completed. Named Paradise Station (O’Neil Three) *
Second ESA/Sov Mars mission departs *
ESA unmanned probe is sent to Jupiter *
2019
L-5 colony revolt *
Spacers successfully repel ESA forces and announce independence *
L-4 colony placed under martial law *
NASA Mars mission arrives *
2020
Second ESA/Sov Mars mission arrives *
2021
NASA’s Chryse Base completed on Mars *
2022
First automated factories appear in orbit around Mars *
O’Neil Two declares independent status *
The “O’Neil War” between ESA and Spacers occurs, lasting approximately seven hours. Due to numbers, and inherent cooperation between workgangers and pilots, ESA is forced to rescind control of O’Neil Two. They retain Crystal Palace and L-4 (O’Neil Three) *
ESA/Sov Isidis Base completed and a formal colonial government introduced *
Isidis base tests new artificial gravity domes. They appear to be stable and safe and prevent muscular atrophy
2023
NASA begins regular flights to Mars, initially every 14 months *
Prototype force fields tested in certain applications
Major manned survey effort by NASA leaves for Jupiter *
2024
EEC/ESA colonial government annex Russian portions of Isidis Base, Russian immigrants flee to Chryse Base until USSR colony is livable
2025
Arrival of the NASA manned Jupiter mission *
Joint JAB/NASA Saturn study set for launch *
2026
Orbital Air and WSN begin second Space Race. Corporations are enticed into making Mars colonies through competitive pricing and abundant space/resources.
Mars Colonial Government oversee division of Martian soil to new colonies
Spacers arrive in an effort to prevent the domination of their fellow colonies
First inter-colony assembly called. Basic trade routes and supply of raw materials established
UMBER forms and begins creating and strengthening political alliances
2027
Mars Colonial Government resists changes and acts placed and enforced by UMBER
Mars Colonial Government creates road network connecting major colonies
First terrorist act on Mars. Mars Colonial Government factory bombed by the “Free Mars Forever” Terrorist organization
First Mars War – minor factions are subdued as major factions assert and defend their claims to territory.
Mercenaries from first war begin hiring out to various colonies
The now famous “IEC” heist. Bandits make off with sizable quantity of Military hardware.
2028
Mars Colonial Government dissolved in face of apparent inability to protect Martian colonies.
Second Inter-colony assembly called. Many trade routes are changed and many of the “old” agreements are changed.
ESA/Sov, NASA & JAB claims all repudiated in assembly, these forces are so outnumbered (politically and militarily) as to be incapable of any resistance. They re given standard colonies under the title EEC, USSR, US & Japan. This act annexed many existing research stations to other factions. These scientists and their findings never return to their original organizations
Earth-bound forces sent to protect colonies in light of the loss of the Colonial Government protection
2029
OMEGA forms in response to increasing UMBER meddling and rising taxes.
Arms race begins with each faction arming to defend themselves against ever more powerful neighbors
2030
Today
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