March to the Stars

Timeline of Earth, the Cores and humanity's slow march to the stars.

  • 2080

    2099


    Great Migrations
    Population Migration / Travel

    Stable, and reliable ships powered by the Cannae Drive allow for quick settlement of worlds in the Sol system and discovery of Alcubierre Points.
     
    Migrations from Earth begin in earnest in the mid 2080s settling the Cores.

  • 2280

    2299


    Colonial Cores become self-sufficient
    Founding

    From 2280 until 2299, the Colonial Cores become independent and self-governing. However, they feel they are held back on a tight leash to Earth and to each other

  • 2300

    2310


    Core Wars
    Military action

    Earth and the reformed United Nations maintained a fragile peace between the Colonial Cores and Earth. However, ambitions ran high the Cores as did the topic of "colonial rights".
     
    Reasons are murky. Some Cores sought to unify the Cores under their governance. Others banded together for their own independence.
     
    Yet, behind much of it corporations and organized crime pulled many of the strings.
     
    The result was the first interstellar war in human history. When it ended, technological advancements had been lost, yet Earth fully recognized the Cores as independent states. The Cores outside of Earth, begrudingly recognized each other's independence.