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2023 - Following Peter Weyland's TED Talk address of 2023, Weyland Industries begins developing new technologies that will catapult humanity into the future. Projects in development include advanced artificial intelligence, FTL drives, atmospheric processors for terraforming inhospitable worlds, and Hypersleep pods. Weyland produces the first David series of androids.

2031 - Terraforming operations begin on Earth's moon Luna. As faster than light speed travel becomes a reality, the Weyland Corporation launches the first FTL Space Exploration vessel, the *Heliades*.

2039 - The UK and Japan pioneer the establishment of settlements on Mars and Titan. Weyland Industries successfully creates breathable atmosphere on extrasolar planet GJ667CC, opening a Pandora's box of possibilities for humanity to seed the stars. The Outer Veil, an area of space hypothesized to be rich in minerals and other resources, is discovered. The trailing edge of the Outer Veil is where the Frontier begins.

2042 - HD85512 B, Earth's first off-world penal colony, is established by the Weyland Corporation. Prisoners from earthbound facilities are transferred there. Several other corporations begin to capitalize on the space age. Corporate-run mining colonies on the moons of Saturn and Jupiter become a reliable source of the raw materials necessary for FTL travel.

2066 - Several small colonies begin to take hold in the Outer Rim Territories, and the United States begins work on a peacekeeping force that will maintain order off-world. This eventually leads to the formation of the United Americas Outer Rim Defense Fleet, and later the Colonial Marine Corps. Weyland's David Series seven androids become commonplace in the workforce.

2088 - Leading the technological revolutions with such companies as Weyland Corp and the Yutani Corporation, the Three World Empire is formed from the UK, Japan, and other nations.

2091 - Weyland Corp launches the infamous *USCSS Prometheus* on a mission to "find the origins of humanity". The ship is lost with all hands and presumed destroyed. With the death of both company founder Peter Weyland and CEO Meredith Vickers, the Weyland Corporation is left in financial ruin. By the turn of the century, the company is bought out and merged with the Yutani Corporation to form Weyland-Yutani.

2101 - The United States passes the National Security Act. The Colonial Marines Corps (USCMC) is formed.

2103 - The *USCSS Covenant*, Earth's first long distance, large-scale colonization effort, is announced. The fanatical group known as the Earth Savers repeatedly fails to sabotage the *Covenant* mission. The American nations and their extrasolar colonies exit the United Nations Interplanetary Corps.

2104 - The United Americas is formed. The *Covenant* is successfully launched form Earth orbit, carrying over 2,000 colonists and embryos bound for planet Origae-6 in the distant Sector 87.

2105 - The *Concordat* mission is launched.

2106 - Civil war breaks out on the colony world of Torin Prime in the Outer Rim Territories. At the resolution of the two-year conflict, the planet is reinstated into the United American Colonies. Over fifteen thousand lives are lost when the UAS troop carrier *Archangel* is destroyed during a peacekeeping mission to Thedus. In the wake of these conflicts, the Union of Progressive Peoples is formed.

2109 - The Extrasolar Colonial Administration, the Colonial Coast Guard, and the Colonial Marshal Bureau are formed. The USCMC is expanded and their Artificial Womb Soldier Program begins.

2110 - Contact is lost with the far spinward and trailward colonies. The exploratory scout vessels *Phebe, USCSS Cronus, Mnemosyne*, and *American* are sent to investigate. Only the *Concordat* mission to the Hyades Cluster is successful. The other far colonies are declared lost.

2113 - The 20 Parsec Limit is set. A Network Expansion Program begins.

2120 - The original Weyland Corp patent on synthetics expires. Hyperdyne and Seegson rush to create their own artificial life.

2122 - Commercial towing vehicle *USCSS Nostromo* departs Thedus for Earth. For reasons unknown, the *Nostromo* sets down on LV-426. The ship subsequently resumes course until the engines are set to overload by the ship's third officer, again for unknown reasons.

2124 - A Weyland-Yutani expeditionary team makes first contact with the Arcturians. It is humanity's first recorded encounter with sentient extraterrestrial life.

2137 - The *Nostromo's* flight recorder is salvaged and brought to Sevastopol Station. The station is destroyed and it plummets into the atmosphere of planet KG348. Mendel Station on the Outer Rim also disappears. In response, the first Anchorpoint Station is established between the Core Systems and the Outer Rim to allow for safe passage to and from the Frontier.

2140 - The Three World Empire reroutes Frontier traffic through Anchorpoint Station. Contact is lost with Seegson Station LV 44-40 and the Wright-Aberra Waystation.

2147 - The Three World Empire demands Hyperdyne submit to an Interstellar Commerce Commission investigation. The Core Conflict begins.

2151 - The Core Conflict ends. The Independent Core Systems Colonies is formed. The Chinese/Asian Nations Cooperative supports rebel colonists against the 3WE and USCMC in the Helene Uprising.

2154 - The Khadaji Conflict takes place. The UA annexes Helene 215 and Lebanon II from the 3WE.

2156 - The Populist Movement begins. First open warfare between the USCMC and UPP forces.

2157 - The Hadley's Hope terraformed colony is established on LV-426. The New Earth Plague kills 40 million people. The HD85512 system is condemned.

2158 - The CANC invades Arcturus. The USCMC launches Operation Arcturan Shield.

2159 - The USCMC liberates Arcturus from the CANC with Operation Arcturan Freedom. Many Arcturan cultural and historical artifacts are looted or lost. Arcturus becomes a protectorate of the UA.

2160 - Fearing the CANC is producing mass quantities of bioweapons, the UA pushes on to liberate the entire Chinese Arm. The Dog War begins.

2162 - The UA, 3WE, and ICSC form the Allied Frontier Force. The *USCSS Endeavor* is destroyed by the UPP. The Colonial Marines instate a draft on the colonies. The Tientsin Campaign on the Frontier world of 8 Eta Bootis A III is fought between the United Americas and the Union of Progressive Peoples.

2163 - The UPP defends the CANC at what becomes known as "The Red Line". The Dog War ends with the Pang Ho Treaty.

2165 - A nuclear strike decimates Tientsin, ending the Campaign. The Chinese Arm is dissolved and becomes known as "America's Backhand".

2170 - The Marine 70 Program is instituted. The USCMC undergoes an upgrade in weapons and tactics.

2172 - The United Americas Allied Command launches two classified USCMC missions to the Epsilon Ceti IV and Betelgeuse systems. Australia and its extrasolar colonies rebel against the 3WE. The Australia Wars begin.

2174 - The Linna 349 Campaign takes place. The *USS Sulaco* is severely damaged but not destroyed. The USCMC helps the 3WE defeat the rebels.

2179 - A shuttle from the long-lost *Nostromo* is recovered by a deep salvage team. The colony on LV-426 stops communicating with Gateway Station. Colonial Marines aboard the *USS Sulaco* are sent to investigate. The Hadley's Hope colony is destroyed in a thermonuclear explosion. The *Sulaco* goes missing, but one of her EEV pods crashes on the maximum security planet Fiorina 161. The facility is quarantined and shut down. There is one survivor. The first Anchorpoint station suffers a catastrophic reactor meltdown and is destroyed. Viral outbreaks are recorded on Rim Colony and Rodina Station. Both are destroyed via quarantine protocols.

2180 - The new Anchorpoint Station is established. Ghost sightings of the *USS Sulaco* begin.

2182 - The Australia Wars end with a nuclear strike on the capital city of Canberra. The Oil Wars and the Silent War begin.

2183 - The UPP absorbs part of 3WE space, closing the so-called Ceti Gap. Robert Morse's *Space Beast* is transmitted and immediately banned. The *USCSS Cronus* is located adrift on the Frontier. The USCMC responds to viral outbreaks on LV-666 and Yaophora Station. The UPP refurbishes David 7 synthetics as hazardous climate troops.

2184 - The USCMC puts down a revolt on Berringett's Moon. Frontier colonies are attacked by deadly bioweapons in the Border Bombings. The Oil Wars end. The UPP annexes the 61 Cygni system. The Frontier War erupts. The UPP and UA expand into each other's territories looking for evidence of bioweapons development. Mistreated colonies turn against corporations, governments, and each other. The Colony Wars begin.