2046
The
United Nations collapses as the United States, the European Union, the People's Reformed Republic of China, and several of their allies leave the U.N. The
superpowers protest the U.N.'s failure to curb nuclear proliferation and
terrorism. Meanwhile, the new nuclear powers jockey for security council seats
in a far less relevant U.N.
2049
Developments
in cold fusion and plasma fusion engines, as well as new solid rocket fuels, make
travel out of Earth's gravity well much more affordable and practical. Humanity
expands from Earth to bases' on the moon, Mars, and the moons of Jupiter.
2053
The
Terran Federation forms out of the ashes of the United Nations to become an effective
global civil government. From this point on, trade arrangements and loans to
governments come exclusively from the Terran Federation. Nuclear proliferation
increases until more than half the nations of the world have nuclear weaponry. In
response, the Terran Federation is given powers to mediate any and all
international military conflicts on Earth. Many nations and even some
corporations continue to fight
wars in the vacuum of space, but Earth remains at peace.
2069
Terraforming
efforts begin on Mars, Venus, and Europa.
Genetically engineered microorganisms, dropped onto the surface of the planets,
thrive even in the extremely hostile
environments, even those on Venus. Scientists estimate that Mars may be ready
to support human life by 2200, Europa by 2250, and Venus by 2500.
2076
The Terran
Federation develops a solar space fleet to police the increasingly
dangerous warfare nd piracy throughout the solar system. Its name changes to
the Terran Solar Federation.
2099
The
world economy collapses in the worst panic of world economic history. The Terran Solar Federation, which has been
underwriting loans to virtually,all nations on Earth, is one of the only
governments not to go bankrupt. It offers to restore solvency to any nation
that joins the Federation. The three
superpowers refuse this offer to surrender any sovereignty. Most of the weaker states join the Terran
Solar Federation. Those states under the wing of the T.S.F. quickly become the
economic superpowers of the
world, while the United States, China, and the E.U. all struggle to restore
their economies.
2113
A
joint project of the U.S. and China sends unmanned probes at sublight speeds to
three nearby star systems. The T.S.F.
follows their lead later in the year.
2136
All
three superpowers sign a treaty acknowledging T.S.F. supremacy. They also build colonial presences on Mars
(now semi-habitable) and the moon, which remain out of T.S.F. control.
2148
The
T.S.F. launches three generation ships sail off to nearby stars. The journeys
will take more than two centuries, so none of the original crews will live to
see their destinations.
2167
One
of the generation ships disappears for reasons unknown. Investigations find evidence suggesting the
ship simply vanished from this universe.
2192
The
final findings of the final investigation of the 2167 generation ship
disappearance determine the ship had somehow opened a wormhole that transported
it to another point in the galaxy. T.S.F
funds extensive research into interstellar travel and wormholes.
2203
The
first interstellar probe using Jump Drive technology travels to Sirius and
returns to the solar system by the end of the year.
2206
The
first interstellar jump succeeds. The
ship returns to Sol before the end of the year.
The Federation allocates 25% of its income to interstellar
ventures. Corporations and member
governments buy shares in many of the projects.
2209
The
first interstellar colonies begin in Sirius and other nearby star systems. The Terran Solar Federation changes its name
to the Terran Trans-Solar Federation, or T.T.F.
At this point T.T.F. missions make up 90 percent of interstellar travel.
2217
Scandal
breaks out in the T.T.F when Parliament discovers that several nations have
secretly founded independent colonies against Federal charter. The T.T.F. expels several weaker nations from
the Federation. The expelled states and
several other non-aligned governments form an alliance called the Treaty
Alliance of Unaligned States (T.A.U.S.) The T.A.U.S. secretly develops an
Alliance Navy in outer colony space.
2223
The
T.T.F. declares war on the T.A.U.S and quickly occupies the Alliance nations in
Africa and the Caribbean. Alliance
leaders escape to the newly founded colony of Nova Liberia issues a declaration
of independence from the Terran Federation.
The T.T.F. faces civil war when several other colonies in the Delta and
Gamma sectors rebel, and uprisings erupt in the inner colonies. The unrest in the inner colonies is
suppressed quickly, but Parliament cannot agree on a course of action with the
other rebel colonies.
2228
The
Delta Sector War begins, with the T.T.F. fighting Nova Liberia, its alliance
and the insurgents known as the Kmet (a militant cult from Sirius). This is the first major conflict to use shield
technology.
2236
The
Treaty Alliance of Unaligned States collapses under military and economic
pressure from the T.S.F. Nova Liberia continues to fend off T.T.F raids into
its star system. The Kmet overthrow Sirian
government and capture most of the Fed. Navy shapes in the star system. Soon, all of Sirius falls to the Kmet.
2275
The
T.T.F.N. retakes Sirius, but the Kmet leaders escape with a small fleet of
warships to neighboring systems. All
navies at war in the sector begin hiring mercenaries and privateers.
2283
Nova
Liberia establishes bases in six allied star systems. In the star system of
Nova Liberia, the defense force narrowly beats back an invasion fleet sent by the
T.T.F., losing half of its fleet in the process.
2289
Humans
encounter the first alien ships in the Delta Sector, ships of the Avarian
United Worlds Navy (A.U.W.N.). Mistaking the task force for an insurgent
raiding group, a T.T.F.N.
patrol attacks and destroys all but one of the Avarian ships. T.T.S.F. intelligence
agents search the wreckage and discover the bodies of birdlike aliens.
2292
An
Avarian strike fleet of nearly a hundred ships enters Sol, demanding reparations
for the attack. Parliament orders the T.T.F.N. to stand down, and signs a
treaty. The A.U.W.N. learns about Terran shield and Electronic Counter Measures
(E.C.M.) technology, and wants to learn how they work. The T.T.F.N. denies
access to this information.
2293
The A.U
.W. sends a raiding force to a small T.T.F Navy frontier starbase in Outpost, an
otherwise uninhabited star system in the Gamma Sector. Although casualties are
negligible, the Avarians capture design plans for shields and E.C.M. When the T. T.F. parliament learns about
this it quickly declares war on the Avarians.
2294
The
Federation Navy fails in attempts to capture design specifications for Avarian
railguns. However, its scientists
reverse engineer Avarian plasma torpedoes.
Which are far superior to Terran torpedoes. The Avarians strike deep
into Delta Sector and Gamma Sector, but do not seriously threaten Earth or the other
well developed colonies
in Alpha Sector and Beta Sector.
2298
The
federation develops an effective network point defense system in response to
Avarian fighters. Focusing entirely on
Light Particle Beam (L.P.B.) technology, the new Point
Defense system takes a heavy toll on Avarian fighters and missiles.
2299
Avarians
develop their own point defense system, copying the Terran system in most
respects. Other human space fleets copy the technology as well.
2300
Both
the Nova Liberians and the Kmet sign non-agression pacts with the Avarian
United Worlds. T.T.F declares it an act of race treason, but Lacks the forces
for a punitive attack on the other human nations.
2303
The
TTF and A.U.W. sign an armistice, good for five years.
2305
Less
than two years into the cease fire, renegades from the A.U.W invade Beta Sector
and occupy several of its worlds. The T.T.F. renews war against all Avarians.
2327
The
Terran-Avarian War lingers on for decades, until another technologically-advanced
alien race appears in Beta Sector. This time the alien force strikes first and
destroys the T.F:S.S.
Blitzkrieg (an SGDN) and all but two of its escorts. Other mysterious ships
attack human ships and starbases throughout the sector, spreading terror of
this new alien threat...
source: Terran & Avarian Fleet Book
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