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1947 - Reticulan saucer crashes in New Mexico. The saucer is recovered by the U.S. Army. The craft and its inhabitants are studied. The information leads to contact and cooperation with the Reticulans. Other nations eventually acquire information gained from the Reticulans through subterfuge and make contact as well. The existence of the Reticulans is kept secret until 2001.

1972 - Top Secret Project REDLIGHT established by United States to create FTL-capable spacecraft based on captured Reticulan technology.

2001 - The existence of the Reticulans is revealed to the world. Mankind begins its exodus to the stars using re-engineered Reticulan FTL technology. The United States, Japan, and Europe lead the colonization.

2001-2010 - First permanent extraterrestrial military installations built by the United States. Development of the first Hypernet is begun.

2032 - First permanent civilian colony established on the planet Wotan in the Asgard system.

2050 - Construction begins on trans-continental Maglev tunnel in North America. Over the next decades, many such transcon maglevs will be constructed around the world.

2061 - Disputes over colony resources lead to the first armed spacecraft and an arms race begins. Given the vast abundance of available colony resources, disputes are localized and rare.

2077 - First official reported appearance of Gremlins, though unofficial sightings date back farther.

2099 - Galactic Quadrant System officially adopted.

2100 - The Galactic Human Population is estimated at 27 billion. 80 planets are colonized out to 10,800 Light Years from Earth.

2105 - Scientists at the Hawking Research Institute design the first process to "Awaken" Psi Sensitives.

2110 - The Altair Parapsychic Research Institute, the first Psi Academy, is established on Altair.

2186 - First contact with the Yaziri.

2191 - Planet Eos in the Hyperion System is colonized.

2200 - The Galactic Human Population is estimated at 119 billion. 580 planets are colonized out to 26,700 Light Years from Earth.

2212 - Planet Shiva 4 in the Shiva System is colonized.

2215 - Anti-gravity and artificial gravity field generators are developed.

2235 - The Droid Rebellion. The Droids of the Galaxy, at the time connected via the Hypernet, are infected by the Nexus virus. The Droids rebel but are ultimately defeated. The surviving Droid Nexus depart into deep space in exile. The Droid Nexus attempt invasion into developed space every few decades until 2460.

2270 - Birth of future galactic tyrant Gregor Veroveren.

2300 - Galactic Human Population estimated at 529 Billion. 4207 planets are colonized out to 39,100 Light Years from Earth.

2300-2400 - The Core Wars. Disputes over trade and resources lead to several extended wars known collectively as the Core Wars. The various imperial powers of Earth shore up power bases among the older more-developed colony worlds closer to Earth. As a result, the newer more distant Colonies become less well protected and more independent.

2321 - General Gregor Veroveren of the European Colonial Space Corps deposes the colonial governments of the worlds he is tasked to protect. He declares himself Emperor of a Pan Solar Empire. The Planet Shiva 4 is named the capital.

2330 - The Pan Solar Empire continues its unopposed growth. The imperial powers of Earth are too preoccupied with the Core Wars and are too remote to offer any resistance. The Colonial Alliance Space Fleet formed in response to the threat posed by the Pan Solar Empire.

2368 - The Declaration of the Articles of the Federation are ratified by 1350 Colony Worlds. This marks the official founding date of the Interstellar Federation, called the Colonial Alliance at the time. At this time, the various worlds of the Alliance still owe allegiance to the various imperial powers of Earth.

2376 - The Colonial Alliance officially declares independence of the powers of Earth and changes its name to the Interstellar Federation. The Old Earth Empires, as they are now called, protest but are unable to oppose the declaration. The planet Eos in the Hyperion System is made the capital of the Federation.

2400 - Galactic Human Population estimated at 2.3 Trillion. 30,484 planets are colonized out to 43,030 Light Years from Earth.

2460 - Last attempted full-scale invasion by the Droid Nexus.

2500 - Galactic Human Population estimated at 10.4 Trillion. There are 220,853 colonized worlds as far away as 60,185 Light Years from Earth

2540-2550 - The Invasion. The Pan Solar Empire invades the Interstellar Federation but is eventually repulsed by Space Fleet.

2549 - The Worm are discovered during the autopsy of the Secretary Ashram. Ashram was killed after he assassinated President Goya of the Federation. Hepopi Ponobaq is elected as Goya's successor.

2550 - The various armed services of the Interstellar Federation are unified under StarForce.

2596 - President Ponobaq resigns. Irunali Nakamura is elected President of the Federation.

2600 - Now. Galactic Human Population is estimated at 48.5 Trillion with 1.6 million worlds colonized, some with over 500 years of history. The population of the Earth is estimated to be 20 billion. 1000 worlds register populations in excess of 10 billion, accounting for 10 trillion of the GHP. There are 1.6 million colonized worlds as far away as 67,650 Light Years from Earth.

2700 - Population expected to reach 204 trillion on 11,591,434 colonized worlds.