
- Development of space colonies begins. Conflicts on Earth are still widespread. 020: - Construction of space colonies begins at LaGrange point 1 (L1), based on the results of researched conducted at permenent space stations. Earth's nations fund colony construction to promote national prestige. The number of colony workers quickly increases due to dissatisfaction with the fighting on Earth. Construction is severly delayed due to newly discovered diseases and harsh conditions. 040: - The conflicts on Earth spread to space. Acts of sabotage frequently occur between warring nations' colonies. - The friction intensifies, and many incomplete colonies are destroyed. 050: - The companies constructing the colonies reevaluate their plans, and many development projects are discontinued or postponed. International conflicts cause a decrease in funding for the project; the colonization project itself begins to be reevaluated, and its popularity wanes. - The nations of the Middle East join the construction effort. With the oil industry exhausted, the Middle East turns to space colony development, and continues the construction. - Colony construction begins at the other LaGrange points. 070: - The limited supply of construction materials becomes a source of friction between colonies. Resource supplies from Earth dwindle; nations and colonies plunder resources from each other. - The Middle Rast takes a leadership role in mediating the conflict. Special envoys are dispatched to each colony. Use of asteroids as supply and resource satellites begins. Thanks to this new resource supply system, a confrontation between colonies is avoided, and colony development continues. 102: - The first space colony is completed at L1. - The colony construction rush begins. A Space Colony Orbital Community Cluster (or "Colony Cluster") is formed. - Conflicts on Earth intensify. The pace of emigration to space suddenly increases. The space colonists soon number 15% of the human population. 130: - The rate of emigration to space continues to increase, causing a degeneration of Earth's nations. 133: - The "United Earth Sphere Alliance" is established. To help avoid conflict, a collective security organization is created, run under a council system. - The "United Earth Sphere Allied Forces" are created for peace keeping purposes. The Alliance brings uncooperative nations under control with overwhelming military power, and takes an active role in stamping out conflict. The Long clan is forced to emigrate to colony A0206. |