USS Galaxy Timeline - From 1967 AD to 2100 AD
Credits: This timeline chronology was originally
compiled by James Dixon. Modifications and additions
by Liam Collins and Ian Dickson. Movie and
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Novel timeline by Geoff Trowbridge can be found here.
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1967
1968
- The U.S.S. "Enterprise" (from 2262) is sent to this time to study Earth's history. With the aid of Gary Seven, an agent trained by extraterrestrials, World War III is delayed until the 1990s through the sabotage of a suborbital nuclear warhead launch. This is the first large-scale U.F.P. time travel project, and the USS Enterprise's Second Chrono mission. In the course of the events a nuclear warhead explodes only 100 miles above Earth's surface, as a warning to humanity [TOS: "Assignment: Earth"].
- Actors William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley are temporarily transported into a fictional universe while filming an episode of the Star Trek television series [Probably TOS: "The Omega Glory", New Voyages 1: "Visit To A Weird Planet Revisited"].
- On April 4, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. Dr. Wykoff reflects upon Benny Russell's hopes for the future of race relations [Strange New Worlds IV: "Isolation Ward 4"].
Late 1960's
"Past
Tense, Part II"]. 1969, July
- Jimmy Wainwright attempts to coerce Christopher into leaking his report of a UFO sighting to the press. Roberta Lincoln, companion to Gary Seven, intercedes [Strange New Worlds III:
"The
Aliens Are Coming!"].- Gary Seven, in his office, discovers that the Romulans have altered future events [TOS 84: "Assignment: Eternity"].
1969, July 16
1969, August 6
,
GAL:TNG]1970
.- The Vegan Tyranny dominates space outside of the Local Group [Star Trek 2 - James Blish].
- The Ferengi enter the galactic community, according to Quark [DS9 5: "Fallen Heroes"]
.- Disaster is averted as "Apollo 13," which experiences a power failure on route to the moon, is skillfully swung around the satellite and brought safely back to Earth.
1972
1973, April 15
1974
- On Earth, Element 106 is discovered in Russia [Starfleet Medical Reference Manual]
.- Kavis Alpha, a neutron star, explodes [TNG: "Evolution"].
- In May, Gary Seven, along with Roberta Lincoln and Isis, infiltrate and destroy the underground base of the Chrysalis Project in Rajasthan, India. Dozens of genetically engineered children are rescued, including four year-old Khan Noonian Singh, the son of the project director Sarina Kaur [Eugenics Wars: "The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh" - Volume I]
Around 1975
- "Apollo 18" and "Soyuz XIX" link-up in space thus culminating two years of cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union.
1976
- "Viking 1" softlands on Mars and begins transmitting photographs, climatic measurements and soil composition data. Designed for 90 days, the lander remains functional for two years.
1977
.- The unmanned space probes "Voyager 1" and "Voyager 2" depart for the outer planets of Sol, following up on the earlier "Pioneer" missions. These more sophisticated probes will encounter first Jupiter (in 1979) and then Saturn (1980-81), eventually flying by Uranus (in 1985). At least four more "Voyager" series probes will be launched before the end of the century. "Voyager 6" will be the first Human-built artifact to fall into a black hole. It will emerge on the far side of the galaxy and be repaired by a machine world for its long return to Earth [Spaceflight Chronology, Star Trek I: "The Motion Picture"].
1978
.- Ten probes arrive at Venus in the largest research assault to date. Among the mysteries to be solved are understanding the atmospheric composition and the internal mass distribution of the planet [Spaceflight Chronology].
1980
- The Nexus temporal energy ribbon again passes through our galaxy [Star Trek VII: "Generations"].
1982
- Project "Galileo" departs from Earth orbit for Jupiter. It will descend into the Jovian atmosphere behind a heat shield, radioing back data until the increasing pressure crushes the hull, about 30 minutes after entry.
- Construction begins on Starlab, Earth's first permanently manned space station. Though inhabited mainly by Americans, the space station will utilize many foreign scientists on its civilian staff.
1982, August 1
1983, February
- On Earth, Element 110 is discovered in India. A highly fissionable and unstable material, Element 110 will be used against Odo in late 2371 by the High Gul to immobilize the Changeling and prevent him from morphing [Starfleet Medical Reference Manual, DS9 13: "Station Rage"].
- The Hubble Space Telescope is orbited. This 2.4 meter aperature optical telescope working above atmospheric turbulance, will revolutionize Man's view of the universe.
- The Venus Atmospheric Balloon enters the Venusian atmosphere, sending back data from its gondola of scientific instruments. It circles the planet on the stratospheric winds for several days [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The United States, Russia, England, France, Germany, Japan, and Australia begin construction of a permanent base on the Moon. The purpose of the base is two-fold: first to prove that different nations can indeed cooperate on a large-scale space project (thus helping to relieve political tensions); and second, to demonstrate the practical value of space exploration by mining heavy metals from beneath the lunar surface.
1984
- On November 1, Gary Seven rescues Khan from the rioting in Delhi following the assassination of Indira Gandhi [Eugenics Wars: "The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh" - Volume I].
- On December 2, Khan accompanies Gary Seven to Antarctica to confront atmospheric researcher Dr. Wilson Evergreen, who is discovered to be immortal when Khan stabs him [Eugenics Wars: "The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh" - Volume I]
1984, February 1 [reference stardate 0/0002.01]
1985
- Moon Base One is completed and full operations begin. A crew is selected for the first manned flight to Mars (Sol IV). Though the crew is composed of American astronauts, the ship itself will be built in the lower gravity of Moon Base by members of all participating nations.
1986
TOS MOVIE: "Star
Trek IV: The Voyage Home"
.- Detective Chizum investigates the unexplained disappearance of Dr. Gillian Taylor [Strange New Worlds VI: "Whales Weep Not"].
1986, 5 July
1986, 10 October
1986, January 28
- Expansion of the Romulan Empire begins spinward [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- Multiple Asteroid Rendezvous Missions view these bodies in space close-up with an eye on the future mining of these interplanetary travelers.
1986, March
1986, July
-The drug Coradrenalin is developed on Earth from Adrenalin, to treat severe exposure and frostbite after its unsuccessful use in cryogenic labs [Starfleet Medical Reference Manual]
.1987
- Gabriel Bell, the father of Earth's post-modern reformation, is born [DS9: "Past Tense, Part I and II", DS9: "Little Green Men"].
- The drug Cordrazine is developed on Earth and used in cryogenics labs [Starfleet Medical Reference Manual]
.1987, April 24
1988, April
- Construction begins on the S.S. "Savannah" (DY-100) series, Earth's first interplanetary sleeper vessel. This collaborative development between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. marks the beginning toward eventual world-wide peace. [DY-Series Comparison Chart]
- The "John F. Kennedy" lands at Moon Base One. The data brought back by the Martian expedition prompts the decision of scientists to attempt to build a permanent colony on Mars [Star Trek: "Best of Trek" - Volume II].
- Fear that the supermen plan to replace normal Humans reaches a stage of witchhunting when Gerald Vance, a crackpot evangelist, publishes his 'Children of Satan: How the Supermen Plan to Conquer the World.' The book is the ravings of a deranged fanatic, full of half-truths, scientific inaccuracies, and out-and-out lies. Vance details the plans of the "superman conspiracy" to take over the governments of the world by subterfuge, and "eventually establish concentration camps where all of the normal Human males will be used as slave labor and worked to death, and all of the women will be genetically 'reprogrammed' to produce only supermen children." The innate Human need for an antagonist left vacant by the elimination of war found a handy target in the form of the supermen, and the fact that several of the supermen had already endeavored to enter politics and business led to a ready acceptance for Vance's bigotry. The book leaps to the top of the best-seller lists, and waves of hysteria follow in its wake [Star Trek: "Best of Trek" - Volume II].
1989
- Alex Charon loses his class-action suit to have 'Children of Satan' suppressed. The publicity resulting from the trial only serves to bolster the book's popularity and lend credence to the rumor that Charon's people would end freedom of speech [Star Trek: "Best of Trek" - Volume II].
- Alex Charon is defeated in his bid to be elected to an assembly seat in New York State, his planned first step in his political career. All over the world the maturing supermen are finding their efforts to enter the Human world frustrated by fear and distrust, and by the disapproval of most organized religions [Star Trek: "Best of Trek" - Volume II].
1989, 9 November
1990, January
- Alex Charon tries again for elective office. By now, resentment against the supermen is so high that Charon is driven from every platform where he tries to speak. Twice he narrowly escapes lynching. Disgusted with America, he gathers around him an elite band of superman scientists and administrators and leaves the country. He offers their services to any under-developed nation that will allow them to live in peace. Still suffering the effects of overpopulation, India gratefully takes them up on their offer. But Charon seeks more than a home for his people. He intends to eventually take control.
- In Germany, things are going somewhat better for the supermen. The leader of the superman faction is a man named Rupert Hentzau, the hereditary Baron of Ruritania. Hentzau proposes the return of the aristocracy to power as rulers of the nation. The most amazing thing about Hentzau is that he finds a receptive audience in his German countrymen. Especially attractive to them is his insistence that East Germany, which is still under New Soviet Russian influence, be reunited with West Germany. Skillfully using world opinion against the Russian and East German rulers, Hentzau later in the year manages to convince the United Nations to authorize the unification of the two German nations.
1990, March 16
1990, April 9
1990, May 13
- The "Martian Genesis" lands on Mars, and the colony is successfully launched. The colonists begin the difficult task of building a permanent home on the Martian surface. One of Jean-Luc Picard's ancestors plays a part in the first colony [Star Trek: "Best of Trek" - Volume II, Star Trek VII: "Generations"].
- The Fusion Age on Earth: fusion power and weaponry are developed [Starfleet Dynamics].
1991
- Within the next decade: Mankind enters what appears to be a golden age. Due to the technology developed in the colonization of the Moon and Mars, the standard of living goes up radically the world over. The Martian colony flourishes and grows to over 10,000 in population. Further colonies are established in the asteroid belt, and on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. An automated station is landed on the surface of Jupiter to "mine" the rare chemicals from the atmosphere. The Martian colony, augmented by new arrivals from Earth, splits into three more locations. Three more Starlab-type space stations are established, one of which is devoted solely to farming. With no seasons, droughts, diseases etc. to affect growth yields, the farm satellite produces three times the foodstuffs an equal area of land on Earth does. World famine is greatly reduced, and the promise of more farm satellites gives Humanity freedom from the fear of hunger. Solar power, in the form of microwaving from space, now supplies more than 75 percent of Earth's power needs. Thus, two of the largest problems facing the people of Earth seem to be solved, and public support for exploration and utilization of space has never been higher. The future of Man is assured. Or so it seems... [Star Trek: "Best of Trek" - Volume II].
1992 THE EUGENICS WARS on EARTH BEGIN
- The Space Shuttle completes its twelve year series so successfully, Man will forever be in space. The craft is phased out, completing the last of its 553 flights. The Shuttles will be replaced by Earth-to-orbit Space Ferries, propelled by high-performance chemical boosters whose waste products are water and carbon dioxide.
1992, June
- On the 14th, Roberta Lincoln fails in her attempt to prevent Khan from launching his Morning Star satellite, capable of selectively destroying portions of the Earth's ozone layer [Eugenics Wars: "The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh" - Volume II].
1992, 10 July
1992, 8 September
- Rupert faces his first serious test. When the Council of Spacefaring Nations (the international body that controls space travel) meets, other European nations show their distrust of Rupert by introducing a resolution to have Germany expelled from the organization for "certain warlike intentions." To be exiled would deny Germany access to the advanced resources of space technology, and more important to Rupert, would ban Germany from launching and operating its own satellites. In a vicious behind-thescenes fight, Rupert manages to keep his nation in the Council, but his bitterness against his neighbors is now beyond the point of reconciliation. Later in the year, in a now brazen show of disdain, Rupert launches a series of "observation" satellites, and although to an extent they are for observation, their primary purpose is much more chilling. The satellites contain ground-controlled laser cannons, positioned in orbit so that they can be targeted anywhere on the globe in a matter of minutes. They can also defend themselves against missile attack. Weapons such as these have been banned since the 20th Century, and consequently, no other nation has an effective defense against them. They are to be Rupert's major weapon in the coming bid for world domination.
1992, 5 November
1993
- Andrew Wiles proposes a proof of Fermat's Theorem. Dax will develop her own solution in some 300 years [DS9: "Facets"].
- About this time, a British colonel named Green (father of E.F. Green?) turns traitor and helps the Khans invade Australia. In the centuries to come, a "Green" will become a derogatory term for any Human who willingly serves a non-Human conqueror [TNG 30: "Debtor's Planet"].
1993, March 15
1993, June 14
1993, September
- On September 30, Khan is lured to the Ajorra caves in central India by Vasily Hunyadi, a Balkan dictator and former Chrysalis child, who attempts to assassinate Khan by triggering an earthquake [Eugenics Wars: "The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh" - Volume II].
1993, October 1
1994
- Terra's manned missions to the moon begin again with several nations taking part. Cooperating as never before, they have a goal of building a permanent moon base by the turn of the century [Spaceflight Chronology].
1994, February 7
1994, March
- A ship of cryogenically frozen dead are launched from Earth. They will be recovered and revived in over three centuries later. These include Ralph Offenhouse, Claire Raymond, among others. Claire Raymond dies of an embolism. Her husband, Donald Raymond, has her cryogenically frozen and sent into space for possible revival at a future date [TNG: "The Neutral Zone"].
- Koban's ancestors flee Earth aboard an interplanetary Sleeper cryo-vessel. A wormhole transports them across light years into deep space where they will eventually colonize Foothold (Joost-klaara) and become enslaved by the Tseetsk [TNG 21: "Chains of Command"].
- Admiral George La Forge commissions the light cruiser U.S.S. "Detroit." He will have a long line of descendants in Star Fleet.
- The published research of Miguel Alcubierre shifts the conception of faster-than-light travel from totally impossible to possible. At the University of Wales, his letter 'The warpdrive: hyper-fast travel within general relativity' is published [U.S.S. Cheyenne Class Exploration Cruiser Operations Manual]
1994, April 21
1994, August 16
1994, October 2
1994, November 14
1995 The Colony Age on Earth Begins:
- The last DY-100 series sleeper vessel is built. The series now consists of ten ships--only eight of these will be officially accounted for over the next few centuries. The uniform insignia for this class might be represented by the ship's outline overlaying the Earth and Moon in a circular patch, with the ship's name in a lower lip.
- On a demonstration run in the Black Sea, the "Gorshkov," a U.S.S.R. nuclear aircraft carrier, is destroyed by an alien creature. The entire crews' life-essences are absorbed [TNG 1: "Ghost Ship"].
- Advanced Fusion Prototype One (AFP-1) experimental ship explodes, with all lives lost. Test pilot Robert Carradine dies as Captain Richard Hanna of the "Companion" class escort support vehicle "Fisher" watches the experimental ship vaporized apparently due to misfiring ignition beams and clogged fuel injector delivery tubes. This is a major setback for Terran interstellar travel capability. The destruction of the prototype is claimed by Colonel Edward Featherstone Green, a former United Nations Armed Forces officer, after gaining control of the Luna military defense base. This act of sabatage begins what is later referred to as Colonel Green's War: a revolt against the Terran government to force its leaders to discontinue space exploration, backing the last of the Eugenics scientists. A UN task force eventually succeeds in recapturing Luna Base but not before Green mangages to launch several nuclear missiles, incinerating two major metropolitan centers with millions of casualties. Escaping capture after the fall of Luna Base, Green returns to Terra where he and his supporters conduct numerous terrorist activities. After concerted efforts yielding over a million casualties, Colonel Green and his supporters are hunted down and killed in a missile barrage on their island fortress near Singapore. Though the war lasts less than one year, several widespread incidents of industrial sabatage and urban terrorism show the enormous potential of such groups. This includes his taking advantage of Hanson Smith's surprise development of the particle curtain ten years earlier than thought possible by the scientific community. Earth is nearly pushed back into a Second Dark Ages. A generation later, Green's Pursuit of Perfection will again materialize in the form of the Optimum Movement led by Colonel Adrik Thorsen. In later years, Colonel Green will come to be revered by supporters of the Back-to-Earth movement, and the leaders of the Terra-Return League will make him a representative of their cause [Spaceflight Chronology, FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition
,
TOS: "Savage Curtain", Starfleet
Medical Reference Manual,
TOS
Giant Novel 18: "Federation", TOS
Giant Novel 7: "Prime Directive"].- Soljenov, the first cloned human escapes Earth aboard an experimental long-jump sleeper ship. Centuries later he will conquer the Zarans, form the Totality, and have a daughter, Sola Thane [TOS 9: "Triangle"].
1995, March 17
1995, April 24
1995, September 5
1996 EUGENICS WARS END
1996, 5 January
- In a battle with Captain Braxton of the 29th century, Voyager returns to Earth via a time rift. They are unknowingly assisted by Lucsly and Dulmer of the Department of Temporal Investigations [Strange New Worlds II: "Almost... But Not Quite"].
1996, January 26
- Rupert now has dozens of laser cannons in orbit. Beginning to fear his intentions, the other European nations demand inspection of the satellites. A team is dispatched by the Council, but they are blasted out of the sky by one of the lasers. Now that the true nature of the satellites is known, the nations of the world demand that Rupert dismantle them. His response is to open fire on nuclear missile silos in England and France. Russia is his next target. Even as the Supreme Soviet is in the process of declaring war upon him, Rupert's lasers are in the process of destroying their weaponry. Able to pinpoint targets at will, Rupert quickly brings Europe to its knees. He then turns the lasers on the United States. But for once, someone acts without bureaucratic haggling. The United States launches its small complement of missiles at both Germany and the satellites. A desperate but futile effort, as over three decades of peace have led the superpowers to destroy most of their defensive weaponry. Only four of the satellites are destroyed [Star Trek: "Best of Trek" - Volume II].
1996, June 1
.- The West's last-ditch effort to stop Rupert is launched. The UNSF space fleet based on the Moon attempts to destroy the satellites, but is destroyed by the laser defense system. Fearing further attacks from the moon, Rupert turns his lasers to Moon Base One. It is this action which proves his undoing. Now that the war has come to their doorstep, the satellite colonies decide to intervene. Converting their powerful communication and power lasers into destructive weapons, they are able to take Rupert's technicians by surprise and eliminate his satellites. In a rage, Rupert orders his missiles fired at the colonies, and they too are easily destroyed. Although the brunt of Rupert's threat is now gone, he still controls most of Europe, and a formidable array of sophisticated weaponry. Even with the sword of imminent destruction removed from their heads, the Western Allies still face a long hard fight to free Europe. A year of fighting has given Kahn control of the western half of India. Most of Charon's old allies have now sided with him. But Charon still has a foothold in eastern India, and as this is the section that contains most of the heavy industry, he controls the nuclear missiles and the technology to use them. A stalemate is thus reached, and the East girds itself for long and bitter war [Star Trek: "Best of Trek" - Volume II].
1996, June 13
1996, June 28
1996, August 10
1996, September 12
1996, September 22
- The Eugenics Wars comes to an end. Dr. Stavos Keniclius, Earth's first cloned human, is banned from the community. The tyrants' altered Humans are declared wards of the United Nations and are sent to live in a series of camps in isolated areas. Gene engineering of Humans is banned, although certain groups will pass on the forbidden knowledge [Starfleet Medical Reference Manual, TAS: "The Infinite Vulcan", TOS 66: "From the Depths"]
.- The Andorian Empire is formed with the first colonization of another world by Andorian explorers [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- Microelectronics tycoon Henry Starling mysteriously vanishes after an explosion in his office building. It will remain unknown until the 24th century that, in the course of a time loop, he is trying to travel to the 29th century which is finally broken when his timeship is destroyed by Voyager [VOY: "Future's End" - This may be an alternate timeline].
- On the planet Canopus, Phineas Tarbolde writes Nightingale Woman, a love sonnet considered to be among the most passionate for the next two centuries. Tarbolde has been inspired by a noncorporeal entity named Onaya [TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before", DS9: "The Muse"]
- Russian Federation breaks up under stress of Eugenics Wars.
1997
1997, April 18
1998
1999
- The Asteroid Belt Lander reveals asteroids to be rich in important raw materials for further space industrialization by Earth [Spaceflight Chronology].
- Stalik is born on on Vulcan [TOS 27: "Mindshadow"].
- J.R. Rasmussen resigns his/her job as a temporal researcher for the Deep Space Nine television series [Strange New Worlds II: "Research"].
2000, 01 January [reference stardate 0/0001.01]
- The Second Dark Ages ends and the Second Renaissance begins as Earth continues to rebuild. Medical sciences regrows. Emphasis is on controlling population and improving the quality of life [Starfleet Medical Reference Manual]
.- At this point, the Romulan Empire numbers 216 colonies and planets [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- The Romulan scoutship "L'Sattak" returns for the second Romulan survey of Delta Khinah II, and discovers the Klingon presence there. The scoutship is destroyed, but not before transmitting its log tapes to a colonization convoy trailing it by 20 solar days [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- With days to prepare, the large Romulan force obliterates the small Klingon garrison at Delta Khinah II, starting the first Klingon/Romulan War [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- Construction of the DY-200 Series begins. The "Brenton" class sleeper vessel becomes the first successful American-designed interplanetary vessel. Constructed for extensive use as planetary survey and mining vessels, ten ships will be built. [DY-Series Comparison Chart]
- The "Green Death," Vegan Choriomeningitus, ravages Vega IX. The Vegan Tyranny begins to decline [Starfleet Medical Reference Manual, Star Trek Maps].
- Morse code goes out of use, although the Beta Prometheans will use it to contact the "USS Excelsior" (NCC-2000) in 2292 [Star Trek 2 - James Blish, TOS 74: "The Fearful Summons"].
- Old-fashoned fireworks are banned on Earth sometime in this year [TOS 38: "The IDIC Epidemic"].
- Also early in the 21st Century, the Acts of Cumberland are passed [TNG: "Up the Long Ladder"].
2001
- At about this time astronomers on Earth, using ground-based adaptive optic telescopes, resolve at least two additional bodies in the Alpha Centauri system: two large planets caught up in a complex, oscillating orbital pattern around the A and B stars.
- Mir, the Russian orbital station, re-enters Earth's atmosphere on March 23 after spending 15 years in orbit.
2002
- Bio/Genetic Research, Inc. is founded in London, Terra. Beginning business by conducting research into radiation sickness, the company will develop Hydronilen, a genetically engineered compound used to retard the effects of high-level radiation [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- The Loraxial Corporation is founded on Andor, initially to design accelerator cannons. Near the end of the Four Years War, Priscilla Feddic will create an efficient antimatter containment system which will lead to the first operational photon torpedo. In the 2240s, this torpedo system will be installed on front-line ships and wreak havoc on Klingon ships before the war's end. Loraxial will be responsible for several of these photon system designs [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- Terra's United Nations Scientific Council releases a 15-year projection estimating offworld and space-oriented industry to grow at an exponential rate [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition, Spaceflight Chronology].
2002, September
- Construction begins on the first Terran city in space, Macross City. This is by far man's largest undertaking off the Earth [Spaceflight Chronology].
2003
- Terran representatives sign the United Space Initiative in New York. This landmark agreement will focus and accelerate Man's exploration of the Sol system for the benefit of all mankind. It also calls for the establishment of a Solar Fleet, to maintain the rule of law throughout the planets and to protect against unknown hostilities, a Solar Fleet Command, Solar Bases, and eventually an academy [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition, Spaceflight Chronology].
- Utilizing solar sails, Alpha Centaurians begin a concerted effort to populate other planets within their own stellar system [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- The "Lindbergh" class Space Ferry (II) enters service, replacing the Space Shuttle as the primary surface-to-orbit craft. The ship's complement will range from 34-131 personnel. These ships will aid in the completion of the Orbital Power Satellite network, guaranteeing energy-independence for Earth and also in the construction of orbital satellite-cities [Spaceflight Chronology].
- Rear Admiral Thomas Chandley, one of the most-decorated naval heroes of Terran history, executes his brilliant blockade of Soviet ports during the Aleutian Incident [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- Kagran epetai-D'kariv, temporary Imperial Regent, officially takes the throne after being confirmed by the Imperial Council [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- The Space Shuttle Columbia is lost upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1.
2004
- The first major expansion of Earth's Goddard Moonbase. Terra's Farside Moonbase begins operations, specializing in radio telescope observations. In the decades to come, astronomers employing liquid vacuum telescopes on the moon's farside will resolve three more planets in the Alpha Centauri system. One is the size of Mercury, locked in an eccentric orbit around Alpha Centauri A. The other two are Earth-sized worlds in interweaving orbital paths around Alpha Centauri B [Spaceflight Chronology, TOS Giant Novel 18: "Federation"].
- The Lunar Mass Driver is in use at the Clavius Mines. Raw materials are shot back to Earth orbit for processing to feed the burgeoning industry [Spaceflight Chronology].
2005
.- The first spacechild is born at the Farside Moonbase when Radio Telescope Technician 1st Class Rita Ashworth gives birth to a 3.2 kg. boy, named Jules after Jules Verne. This event is heralded the Earth over as a new generation of man has begun [Spaceflight Chronology].
2005, December 7
2006
- Man now has a foothold on most of the inhabitable planets in the solar system. His unmanned ships have explored the inner-and outermost planets, as well as the deepest reaches of the seas. Advances in weather-control techniques and the influx of foodstuffs from the space stations have ended Earth's food problems. The standard of living throughout the world has never been higher. Power and raw materials are abundant and luxuries once considered beyond the reach of most of Earth's population are now commonplace. Major wars, which a few short years ago seemed unavoidable, are now unthinkable. With his immediate needs satisfied, Man turns his attention and major efforts to reaching the stars. Without faster-than-light travel, interstellar expeditions must be considered a one-way trip. At first, five missions are considered. Three are of the generation-ship variety. 200 volunteers are chosen for each large ship. The ships contain their own ecosystem, producing food, water and power indefinitely. Launched from one of the colony worlds, the ships will eventually build up speeds near the speed of light. The actual trips will take thousands of years in normal time, but due to the time-dilation effects of near-light speeds, it will appear much shorter to the passengers. Even so it will be the descendants of the original passengers who arrive at the destination. The remaining two interstellar ships are to be sleeper ships, in which the passengers are placed in a state of suspended animation to be awakened upon arrival at the destination programmed into these computer-guided ships. These ships are much cheaper to build, as they do not need to have the built-in ecosystems of the first generation Cryo-Sleeper ships, but the element of risk is much greater.
2007
- Marking the 50th anniversary of the Terran space age, the most comprehensive encyclopedia of space exploration is published [Spaceflight Chronology].
- "New" Soviet Russian Republic is born, armed re-conquest of former USSR countries is undertaken in wake of Post-Khan weakness.
- The tenth, and last, DY-200 Series sleeper vessel is constructed [DY-Series Comparison Chart].
- The Icelandic public databank is established. It is the first attempt at creating a synthetic consciousness [TOS 42: "Memory Prime"].
- The "Aventeur" class explorer enters service. It is the first ship to be entirely assembled in Earth orbit, with a complement of 109 and the most powerful onboard radio transceivers to date. The ship's clean fission engines double the efficiency of early fission power packs. The most famous ship of this class will be the "Lewis and Clark" (perhaps justifying this class being later referred to as the "Clark" class). Three ships of this class will be instrumental in opening up the outer planets for development and colonization [Spaceflight Chronology, Starfleet Tactical Database Series II]
.- Fusion power research and development brings forth the ultimate recycling device, the Fusion Torch, a furnace so hot that it can me lt down all materials, artifical and natural, to their basic state [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The first Earth-Moon liner enters service with a ship's complement of 60 [Spaceflight Chronology].
- An unmanned comet lander also enters service [Spaceflight Chronology].
2009
2009, August 9
.- The Romulans begin a period of slow, cautious expansion in the direction of the Klingon Empire. The expansion ends 40 years later, setting the boundaries for what is today known as the Triangle, where many of the recurring skirmishes between these two powers and the U.F.P. take place [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
2010
, TOS
Original Novel 14: "Perry's Planet", TNG
38: "Dragon's Honor", TNG
39: "Rogue Saucer"].- The first Earth/Space Census shows that 1,500 people are living off the Earth. As many as 7,500 could be in space by the year 2020, the UN study shows [Spaceflight Chronology].
- Solar generated power now accounts for 40% of the United States' energy use. A worldwide accelerated Solar Power Satellite program will be completed this decade [Spaceflight Chronology].
- This is the approximate era during which (according to legend) Klingon Emperor Kessec founded the First Empire with the Pagrashtak [TNG Giant Novel 13: "Devil's Heart"]
won from his greatest enemy, a neighboring warrior-king. His brother,
Batahr, kills him for the stone but then repents and uses the Pagrashtak
to resurrect his brother. Kessec kills him and establishes the Empire. He
eventually gives the stone to Halaylah, a Tehalaian slave (later known as
the Collector) who will form an artist's colony on Atropos which will flourish
for only a century. She will be sealed up with the Devil's Heart. 2011
.- In the Gamma Quadrant, the planet Meridian dimensionally shifts back into normal space for a brief period of time [DS9: "Meridian"].
2012
- The Planet Rover, a 4-6 man buggy, enters service [Spaceflight Chronology].
- Roughly this is the era of the second visit of the "Sky Spirits." They find no trace of the Inheritors on Earth, but never visit the Manuata Reservation in the Black Hills of Dakota. This visit may have been much later, after circa 2170 [VOY: "Tattoo"].
2013
.2014
- The first manned Jupiter Mission is the Terrans' farthest journey from Earth [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The Asteroid Rover unmanned probes enter service [Spaceflight Chronology].
2015
- Marsbase 2 expands the search for extraterrestrial life [Spaceflight Chronology].
- Algobarium (Element 115) is discovered on Mars in Martian Colony 3 [Starfleet Medical Reference Manual]
.- Terra's first interstellar probes, the "Stellar" series, are launched toward nearby stars. Designed to gather data necessary for interstellar spaceships, these probes utilize elementary program-independent thought computer technology, with a cruising velocity of 0.104c via advanced fission powered ion drive [Spaceflight Chronology].
2017
2018
- The Dax symbiont is born on Trill [DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited..."].
- The GREAT DIASPORIA begins from Earth, with many religious and cultural groups flleeing the planet rather than submit to Terran Governmental rule.
- The Alpha Centauri expedition is Earth's first starflight attempt (or so one source indicates) [Star Trek 2 - James Blish].
- The Elasians launch their earliest nuclear-powered spaceships [TOS 68: "Firestorm"]
.- Work begins on the development of an ion internally-metered pulse drive. Ion-impulse, utilizing beryllium fusion coupled with low-level continuum distortion resulting in a fast-moving jet of monatomic oxygen atoms, will in time provide ships with speeds surpassing 0.78c. [DY-Series Comparison Chart, Starfleet Dynamics, TOS: "Space Seed", TOS Giant Novel 3: "Final Frontier"
, TOS
79: "Invasion
#1 - First Strike", The
Next Generation Technical Manual].- A cancer-inhibiting plant compound is discovered on Ganymede (Jupiter III) [Starfleet Medical Reference Manual]
.- From Marsbase 3 begins an in-depth study on using Phobos and Deimos for mining of materials [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The first homesteaders begin leaving for the Asteroid Belt [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The first "Galileo" class explorer is launched.
- The U.N.S.S. Icarus begins a sublight expedition to Alpha Centauri. [TOS: "Space Seed", Star Trek 2 - James Blish].
Early 21st Century
2019
- On Phobos, the larger Martian moon, a temporary base is set up as the first Terran mining activity begins [Spaceflight Chronology].
- On the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon, all six original Apollo landing sites become historic landmarks [Spaceflight Chronology].
2020
- The Alpha Centauri Concordium of Planets is founded, marking the first development of an interplanetary union founded on democratic principles [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- The first manned mission to Saturn, the U.N.S.S. "Lewis And Clark" (IBS-3 "Aventeur" class explorer) under the command of Colonel Shaun Jeoffrey Christopher reports evidence of alien visitation. Mine shafts and tread marks are found on the Saturnian moons. This remarkable find begins to forever change Man's perspective of himself in the universe. Following this mission, Christopher will become Chief of Staff of UNSF Earth's largest permanent outpost in near-Saturn space on Titan, Christopher's Landing, will be named in honor of Shaun Christopher. [Spaceflight Chronology, Starfleet Tactical Database Series II, TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday", TOS Giant Novel 18: "Federation"].
- Planet Rovers are phased-out [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The "Belmont" class 12-man interplanetary tug enters service, with chemical/fission propulsion. They bear a resemblance to salvage craft which will be utilized in Star Fleet salvage yards in the next couple centuries to reclaim fuel, atmospheric gases, and vital components from abandoned or damaged spacecraft [Spaceflight Chronology, Starfleet Tactical Database Series II]
.2020's
2021
- Evidence of life is found on Mars in the form of skeletal structures of silicon-based insect-like creatures. Several million years old by silicon isotope dating, these 3 x 1 centimeter samples are discovered following a three month long sandstorm. Science Officer Dr. John Oppenheimer transmits his findings to Earth, in accordance with Article 1 of the United Space Initiative [Spaceflight Chronology].
- Topaline (Element 117) is discovered on Ganymede, the third moon of Jupiter (Sol V). It will in later years become vital for the life support systems of planetoid colonies and starships [Starfleet Medical Reference Manual, TOS: "Friday's Child", Starfleet Dynamics]
2022
- Experiments with new power sources over the next four years leads to the development of two DY-300 prototype vessels. Experimental test drones for the new ion-impulse drive, they will be tested till 2029 [DY-Series Comparison Chart].
- The U.N.S.S. "Courageous" (a DY-500 "Wheeler" class explorer), commanded by Captain Fitzsimmons Wallabee, cannot return home thus becoming the worst tragedy in the 65 year history of Terran spaceflight. This incident, caused by a flare penetrating a shielding flaw, leads to the upgrading of all design and safety standards for forthcoming ships. With fused fiber-optic computer tubes and fission magnetochamber feed valve, the "Courageous" accelerates out of the Sol system, with her fuel supply eventually exhaused at a final velocity of 0.86c--according to Engineering Officer Haddad Koire's log [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The last of the "Stellar" series probes is launched [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- First contact occurs between the Andorian Empire and the remnants of the Vegan Tyranny, a mysterious race of beings whose origins and physical appearance have never been determined. Some scholars suggest that the Vegan Tyranny were cybernetic rather than organic. At this time, they had lost much of their original power and influence, though it is not known how. The war between this race and the Andorians rages off and on for many years. Due to the Andorians, the Vegan Tyranny fails to regain their empire, and they all but disappear after 2090 [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- Jackson Roykirk, designer of the "Stellar" series, dies [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition, Spaceflight Chronology].
- During this period, Sanctuary Districts exist in every major city in the United States: depositories for people without jobs or places to live [DS9: "Past Tense, Part 1"].
- Henry Garcia, a resident of San Francisco, Earth, is laid off from his job at a brewery, and is imprisoned in the city's Sanctuary District [DS9: "Past Tense"].
2023
- Student unrest in Europe over the "Rupert" problem makes France an undesirable tourist destination for Earth's elite [DS9: "Past Tense"].
- On Mercury (Sol I), two new elements are discovered: Celebium (Element 103) and Pergium (Element 111), two trans-hahnic radioactives. Pergium, in later years, will be used in many fission reactors and will be in great demand [Starfleet Medical Reference Manual, TOS: "Devil in the Dark"].
- Fusion propulsion is given increased research and development funding to speed its feasibility in Terran spaceship use [Spaceflight Chronology].
2024
2024, August 30
2024, September 1-3
- A scientific study gives the proposed Venus Terraforming Project an unconditional "Go." It will begin in a few years [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The last of the Earth-Moon liners introduced in 2008 is taken out of service [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The uprated "Wheeler" DY-500 series enters service, employing advanced fission, large lateral ion drive plates, and a complement of 40. They will be used for asteroid mining and exploration of the moons of the gas giants, pushing the Human presence to the edge of the solar system [Spaceflight Chronology, Starfleet Tactical Database Series II]
.2025
- Sorahl of Vulcan is born [TOS Giant Novel 2: "Strangers from the Sky"].
- Twelve probes are sent into Jupiter's Red Spot which send back data showing it is the result of its inner core, and not merely atmospheric, processes. Dr. Lloyd Elkins, science supervisor a the Ganymede Temporary Research Outpost, reports the data in his science log [Spaceflight Chronology].
- T'Sarra introduces the Kolinahr mental discipline on Vulcan [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- 20 programmed probes seed the upper atmosphere of Venus with billions of blue-green Cyanidium Caldarium algae as part of the Venus terraforming project [Spaceflight Chronology].
2026
- The capital city of the Asteroid Belt, Asteropolis, opens as the center of all mining activity. It is also used, at times, as a way-station and refueling depot for increasing outer planet expeditions [Spaceflight Chronology].
- A 15-man Asteroid Mover series of ships enter service [Spaceflight Chronology].
- Contact with the "Nomad" probe is lost. It is presumed destroyed in a meteor storm [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The reign of Teslah, ninth Dohlman in the line of the Sevuth, begins on Elas. She will rule for at least twenty Elasian years [TOS 68: "Firestorm"]
.2027
- The first Work Pods, 2-man service vessels, enter service [Spaceflight Chronology].
2028, February 10
- The Jupiter Base on Ganymede begins expanded research into the Solar system's largest planet [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The "Galileo" class transports enter service. The U.N.S.S. "Tycho Brahe," among others of this class, will become the most durable workhorses in spaceflight history. Extremely durable and long-lasting vessels, these early fusion ships will be able to attain up to 0.35c and enable travel to the outer planets and beyond into interstellar space. In the 2030s the "Galileo" will become the primary ship class to the Asteroid Belt, and in the 2040s the most popular carrier to the outer planets. These are the first ships with elementary interstellar celestial navigation, with a ship's complement of 98. 73 different variants of this vessel will be produced, some with an overall length of 1,200 meters (82% of the mass being fuel) [Spaceflight Chronology, Starfleet Tactical Database Series II]
.- Astronomers on Alpha Centauri pick up intelligent signals from outside their system. These signals will later be identified as originating from Vulcan [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
2029
2030
- Hovercars become popular [VOY: "The 37's"].
- The United Earth Space Probe Agency (UESPA) is re-established by the United Nations. In time it will replace NASA. [DY-Series Comparison Chart]
- The Power Age on Earth: antimatter power is developed and research into warp drive is begun. "Media Celebrity" Cletus Streely portests 'I did NOT have sexual realtions with that Vacuum cleaner!" before fading into obscurity [GAL:TNG].
- The inhabitants of the planet Cygnet XIV undergo a political upheaval, resulting in the formal establishment of a dominant matriarchal system by the planet's females. Through succeeding generations, females are granted educational and other social privileges at the expense of the males. Although this system allows cybernetics and computer technology to grow, the social gap between the sexes also grows [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- The last of the "Aventeur" class explorers end their service. The "Lewis and Clark" (IBS-3) will later be housed at the Star Fleet museum complex in Mars orbit [Spaceflight Chronology, Starfleet Tactical Database Series II]
.- First contact is made between the Tellarites and Rigellian traders [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- A second Jupiter base on Ganymede joins in the research of the huge planet, while also starting studies of the other Jovian moons [Spaceflight Chronology].
2031
- Micah Brack (a.k.a. Flint the Immortal) begins
to waste money on inertial damping research. He will
be unsuccessful [TOS
Giant Novel 18: "Federation"].
- The Tellarites discover the fabulous wealth of the Orion
Homeworlds [FASA
Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- The service life of the Asteroid
Rovers end [Spaceflight
Chronology].
- Suval, later to become Vulcan's ambassador to Earth,
is born [Speculation. Assumes he was 23 when sent to Raytan
- ENT: "Cease
Fire"].
2032
- The United Nations commissions the Solar Fleet for security and rescue purposes throughout the inhabited Sol system [FASA Roleplaying Guide, Second Edition].
- The "Drake" series of second generation, greatly improved unmanned interstellar probes are launched from Earth's moon, employing early fusion drive [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The call to rescind the Homestead Act is defeated in view of the Asteroid Belt's obvious benefits to Earth [Spaceflight Chronology].
- Buck Bokai breaks Joe DiMaggio's long standing record [VOY: "One Small Step" -
This
is obviously inconsistent with the above entry where
this event takes place in 2026 - unless the transmission
to Mars has taken six years or perhaps it has taken
six years for the news to catch up with Humanities
far flung peoples?]- Lieutenant John Kelly, piloting the Ares IV command module in Mars orbit, reports the approach of a large unknown object seconds before he and his craft vanish on October 19. Crewmates Rose Kumagawa and Andrei Novakovich, on the planet's surface at the time, are stranded but later rescued [VOY: "One Small Step"].
- Birth of Zefram Cochrane. [Note: Federation gives the year as 2030, which contradicts the information given in ENT: "Broken Bow"
and TOS: "Metamorphosis". I
threw both in here just to be safe] 2033
- The "Companion" class escort ships enter service. These 20-man escorts, including the U.N.S.S. "Fisher," will be one of the most utilized classes during the period of intensive development and testing inevitably resulting in interstellar spaceflight capability. The "Fisher" will later be used for advanced fusion performance testing and warp drive prototype escort [Spaceflight Chronology].
- The inhabitants of Elas discover their sister world Troyius, a four-year round trip at 0.2c [TOS 68: "Firestorm"]
.- A 52nd state is admitted to the USA [TNG: "The Royale"].
- This was the last time that a Denobulan encountered an Antaran prior to 2153 [6 generations before ENT: "The Breach" - assumes Anataran generations are 20 years, although other dialogue suggests no contact may have been made since 1853].
- Also this year, Velar, the famed Vulcan ambassador, is born [speculation from ENT: "Fallen Hero" - assumes she was 25 when she started her career as a diplomat. This would make her 119 in the episode].
