Brief history of the solar system

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The following is a very brief history of the solar system from the early days of space expansion up until the present.

2050

With the USA and Europe's ongoing "war on terror" getting more and more aggressive, the middle eastern countries begin to forge alliances that eventually create the Islamic States Alliance (ISA) .

The new British Prime minister breaks her alliance with the American President and re-joins the EU.

2070

Conflicts between the USA and the ISA become more fierce and the EU tries to open negotiations with both sides to provide a peaceful resolution. The attempt fails and the conflict escalates resulting in a chemical and nuclear attack on both sides. Saudi Arabia and large areas of the USA are decimated by chemical and nuclear fallout. The effects are felt elsewhere, too, as as the atmosphere becomes polluted with toxic nerve gas and radiation. Vast areas of land become unliveable.

Whilst the rest of the world's eyes are firmly fixed on the USA-ISA Conflict, China begins a massive invasion of Japan. Japan comes under Chinese rule and form the New Asian Empire (NAE).

Global warming has had drastic effects on the water levels and weather patterns. Food reserves dwindle as crops cannot grow in the new environment. Coastlines change as water's rise and Britain is flooded. the government is slow to react but eventually embark on a huge land reclamation project. Inner cities now lie on tracts of artificially created land and coastlines consist of huge floating platforms bearing houses.

2075

After the decimation caused by the third world war, the world superpowers co-operate on a massive chemical and nuclear disarmament campaign. To dispose of the remaining stockpiles a huge spaceship is built that will carry the waste into the sun. As the ship is launched it malfunctions and explodes in the upper atmosphere. A vast area of the planet is polluted with chemical and nuclear waste, killing millions.

2080

The four new superpowers come together to work out the increasing problems of world starvation, Environmental Pollution, and Overcrowding. They set up a new world order and form the United Earth Government (UEG). Plans are put into place immediately. The first is a program of genetic modification of crops to thrive in the new hostile Earth environment. The second step is to control population growth so that every citizen must now obtain a licence to have children. The third plan is to set up a deep sea exploration and research program to assess the viability of underwater colonies. The final program is of solar exploration, to colonise the moon and terraform Mars.

2100

The deep sea program comes to an abrupt end with the "Nautilus episode". A new deep sea submarine, dubbed "the Nautilus", begins to explore the bottom of the Pacific ocean. Contact is lost with the sub, but it resurfaces a few months later. Only a handful of crew remain on board and they are babbling and insane. The UEG interrogates the remaining crew and then suddenly ceases all deep sea exploration projects for the foreseeable future. They give no concrete explanation as to why.

The first colony is established on the moon. New passenger transport shuttles are created that can reach the moon in a matter of hours.

2150

The moon colony is thriving. Luna Haven becomes the center of a new government, the Lunar Federation (LF).

Terraforming of Mars begins. Spaceships take a week to travel between Earth and Mars.

2170

Mars has now formed a large city in Cydonia and has a series of farms dotted about it's surface, producing a breathable, yet thin atmosphere. The ruling body is the Martian People's Democracy (MPD)

A new colony is established on Titan, a moon of Jupiter. Ships now take 3 months to reach Titan.

2180

The British Scientist Jake Smith successfully transports a living animal between the Earth and Mars using an artificially created subspace wormhole. Work on the VoidWalker project begins. It is a collaborative project between the UEG, the LF, and the MPD.

2191

Relations between the UEG and the MPD break down when the Martian president Elaine Stevens is assasinated whilst visiting Earth. The LF joins forces with the UEG when war breaks out between Mars and Earth. The VoidWalker project is suspended.

2195

The Earth-Mars war ends when the real culprits for the assasination of president Stevens are discovered. The assassin belongs to a group called the Homeworld Federation, who beleive that humans should remain on earth and not colonize other planets. The assassins are publically excecuted and peace is negotiated with Mars. Work on the VoidWalker resumes at Luna Haven spaceport.

2107

Jake Smith commits suicide. His death is blamed on work pressures. His daughter, Rhiannon Smith continues her father's work.

2210

The VoidWalker Project is complete and she is ready to begin her maiden voyage.

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