DATE

Event

11/12/2030

First nuclear engine test conducted in orbit.

03/25/2034

First manned mission to Mars begins.

02/16/2035

First manned mission to Mars completed.

10/31/2036

First Moon colony is established at the original lunar landing site on the Sea of Tranquility.

07/16/2038

Fusion reactor test failure at Trinity moon facility 200 miles west of Tranquility colony. Test facility destroyed blast radius 15 miles.

08/06/2041

Fusion reactor test conducted at the Hiroshima test facility 200 miles south of Tranquility colony. Sustained reaction maintained for over one hour.

04/21/2042

Second manned mission to Mars begins.

07/13/2043

First fusion reactor goes online on Earth 100 miles south of Phoenix, Arizona. Power generated is equal to one half of planetary demand.

10/18/2043

Mars colony is established.

05/05/2046

Second fusion reactor goes online on Earth 50 miles north of Lake Baikal, Russia near Mongolian Border. Power generated is equal to more than half planetary demand. Both fusion reactors help to resolve planet wide energy crisis that began in 2015.

09/23/2048

Fusion drive developed and tested at the Shima Moon test facility.

06/06/2050

Solar cargo ship Demeter outfitted with first fusion drive. Solar system travel reduced to hours vice months.

12/28/2052

First manned survey mission to outer planets begins.

02/14/2054

First manned survey mission to outer planets completed.

10/13/2055

Solar Colonial Naval Command (SCNC) Head Quarters is established in San Diego, California.

01/24/2056

First SCNC ship USS Exeter (DD-01) launched from Bremerton Naval Ship Yard.

02/14/2059

Anti-matter reactor tested on near earth asteroid Nicholas-2015. Magnetic containment insufficient asteroid was vaporized.

09/11/2062

USS New York (DD-05) outfitted with first anti-matter drive. First ship to break light barrier.

07/04/2067

Mars colony declares independence.

07/15/2067

Solar Colonial Forces deployed to quell Mars colony revolt.

10/26/2067

Mars colony independence recognized by Earth. Total dead 2,562,972. Total wounded 50,456,023.

09/01/2073

Solar Union formed.

10/13/2075

Star Naval Command (SNC) Head Quarters is established in San Diego, California.

07/21/2076

USS Beaumont (CG-01) keel laid at Bremerton Naval Ship Yard.

12/02/2077

USS Beaumont (CG-01) launched. The first ship to travel at warp two.

03/04/2077

USS Constellation (CG-15) keel laid at Bremerton Naval Ship Yard.

06/08/2078

USS Constellation (CG-15) launched. The first ship to travel at warp three.

02/21/2081

First warp three probe launched from lunar base to Alpha Centauri. Probe took two months to arrive, one month survey, and two months to return.

01/15/2082

USS Dalton (CG-20) Travels to Alpha Centauri to conduct full survey mission.

05/15/2085

Colony at Alpha Centauri is established.

05/25/2085

First battle group deployed for colony patrol beyond Sol solar system at Alpha Centauri.

07/05/2088

Star Republic formed. With Earth, Mars, and Alpha Centauri Prime as members.

11/25/2090

Colony at Barnard’s Star is established.

12/05/2090

Second battle group deployed for colony patrol beyond Sol solar system at Barnard’s Star colony.

04/12/2092

Barnard’s Star colony joins the Star Republic.

08/03/2093

Colony at Wolf 359 is established.

08/14/2093

Third battle group deployed for colony patrol beyond Sol solar system at Wolf 359.

03/24/2095

Wolf 359 colony joins the Star Republic.

12/12/2144

Battle group assigned to Wolf 359 attacked by unknown forces consisting of one carrier, three cruisers and two destroyers. USS Coral Sea (CV-21) destroyed, 456 of 500 crew lost. USS Valiant (CG-52) destroyed, 345 of 400 crew lost. USS Zephyr (DD-25) heavy damage, 129 of 300 crew lost. Enemy forces begin landing troops at Wolf 359 colony which has no garrison.

12/13/2144

USS Yorktown (CV-18), USS Farragut (CG-27), USS Dalton (CG-20), USS Saturn (DD-09) heading to Alpha Centauri engage an enemy task force consisting of one carrier, three cruisers, two destroyers and four troop transports heading towards Alpha Centauri. All three cruisers are destroyed. The carrier and two destroyers are heavily damaged and withdraw. The four troop transports escape.

01/27/2145

USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-15), USS Jackson (CG-25), USS Halsey (CG-21), USS Neptune (DD-10) and USS Zephyr (DD-12) engage unknown enemy forces at Wolf 359. The enemy carrier, two cruisers, and four troop transports, are destroyed. One cruiser and one destroyer are heavily damaged and withdraw. The landing force consisting of USS Hamilton (LV-2), USS Denver (LPD-6), USS Venture (LSD-12), and USS Noble (LSD-10) land 6000 Solar Marines on Wolf 359 colony.

02/25/2145

The Solar Marines destroy the last of the enemy invasion force on Wolf 359. During the enemy invasion and brief occupation 1,456,101 of 5,623,000 colonists killed, and 3,739,200 are injured.

08/01/2145

No further engagements are made with unknown enemy forces.

09/18/2151

USS Defiant (CG-40) keel laid at Hamilton station.

11/24/2153

USS Defiant (CG-40) launched. The first ship to travel at warp four.

06/06/2160

USS Essex (CG-54) keel laid at Hamilton station.

04/16/2162

USS Essex (CG-54) launched. The first ship to travel at warp five.

05/02/2162

USS Essex (CG-54) encounters a race of humanoid cats inhabiting the fourth planet in the Sirius star system. Mission log available here.

05/05/2162

Captain Hunt of the USS Essex (CG-54) completes the first steps to establishing formal diplomatic relations with our first alien species. Commander McGroin is assigned to Catarrha to establish our embassy and await the arrival of Ambassador Dunn and the diplomatic delegation from the Star Republic. Commander McGroin requests a transfer to Catarrha as a military liaison for the embassy. Mission log available here.

06/06/2162

USS Essex (CG-54) is assigned to transport music delegations from various Star Republic planets to the Galactic Jam Fest code named 'Woodpile' on Earth.

06/21/2162

USS Essex (CG-54) picks up the delegation from Wolf 359 and proceeds to the Galactic Jam Fest code named 'Woodpile' on Earth. Mission log available here.

06/28/2162

USS Hood (CG-55) First mission to escort music delegations from the Galactic Jam Fest on Earth back to their home worlds.

07/28/2162

USS Essex (CG-54) conducts a survey mission of a nebula 2.3 light years from Wolf 359. They encounter an alien race. Mission log available here.

08/10/2162

USS Essex (CG-54) is assigned to conduct a survey mission to the Lalande system 4 light years from Wolf 359.

09/02/2162

09/15/2162

USS Essex (CG-54) returns to Wolf 359 from survey mission escorting civilians who violated the Lalande system restricted space order.

09/30/2162

USS Essex (CG-54) enters overhaul. Complete system upgrade, adding new star drive. Upgrade of weapons systems and re-classification of ship class to Heavy Cruiser. Overhaul scheduled for completion September 2163.