| 1961 |
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in outer space. |
| 1969 |
Neil Armstrong walks on the moon, becoming the first human to walk on an Extra-Terran body. |
| 1991 |
Collapse of the USSR, marking the beginning of a world market economy. |
| 2019 |
Conclusion of Russian Civil War, birth of the League of Unified Soviet States |
| 2023 |
McCrayn Corporation, an American owned Russian firm, begins commercial exploration of space, financing its expeditions with profits earned from private satellite deployment. |
| 2027 |
NASA collapses due to inability to compete with commercial industry. |
| 2034 |
United States and League of Unified Soviet States form a trade coalition. |
| 2051 |
McCrayn Corporation successfully operates prototype Off-Terran Asteroid Mining Station. |
| 2064 |
McCrayn Corporation and Myrell Autonomous Computer Systems establish the first terrarium on Mars. |
| 2066-2109 |
Wide spread terrarium building on Mars, major bodies of the inner system and moons of Jupiter. |
| April 12, 2115 |
The Belt releases it's Declaration of Self Sovereignty. |
| 2115-June 6, 2119 |
Inner moons and Galilean moons join under the Federation of New Solar Worlds. |
| November 22, 2120 |
The Federation of New Solar Worlds founds bicameral senate on Mars. Luna joins Federation at foundation. |
| May 5, 2121 |
Ratification of Federation Constitution on all member worlds. |
| July 23, 2153 |
The nationalization of all McCrayn terraria and factories by Federation. |
| August 8, 2153 |
McCrayn Corporation converts security forces to military force, in an attempt to retain corporate holdings. |
| 2154 |
McCrayn Corporation begins hiring military forces to augment security forces on stations. |
| 2161 |
Corporation Mercenary (CoMer) forces are driven from last Martian terrarium. |
| 2162 |
Trade Boycott of Federation by Terra. Federation temporarily invades Terran stations, followed by delegations reestablishing trade. |
| 2167 |
Operation Ares (the Terraformation of Mars) began by Federation despite Terran opposition. |
| January 28, 2168 |
Expulsion of the Free Trade Treaty of 2163. |
| April 15, 2168 |
Declaration marking the beginning of the First Solar War. |
| 2183 |
The end of the First Solar War. Terra in ruins, the Federation in decline. |
| 2351 |
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