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	**2064: Neglected by the Moscow government, Russia’s small Mars colony declares unilateral independence, the first Earth colony to do so. The first baby is born on Venus. USAGS sends a manned mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. Wealthy Christian hyperevolutionists purchase a second-hand space station in Lagrange 5 and found Seventh Heaven, one of the first “junk jungle” L5 habitats.		**2064: Neglected by the Moscow government, Russia’s small Mars colony declares unilateral independence, the first Earth colony to do so. The first baby is born on Venus. USAGS sends a manned mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. Wealthy Christian hyperevolutionists purchase a second-hand space station in Lagrange 5 and found Seventh Heaven, one of the first “junk jungle” L5 habitats.
	**2065: Duncanites fracture into two factions: Green Duncanites, who remain centered in the main belt, and create Avatar Klusterkorp to market Tennin biotechnology to finance future pantropy projects, and so-called Red Duncanites, who leave Silas Duncan Station and settle in the Greek Trojans near Jupiter, with their main homes at Diomedes (Liang Mountain) and Agamemnon (Freehaven).		**2065: Duncanites fracture into two factions: Green Duncanites, who remain centered in the main belt, and create Avatar Klusterkorp to market Tennin biotechnology to finance future pantropy projects, and so-called Red Duncanites, who leave Silas Duncan Station and settle in the Greek Trojans near Jupiter, with their main homes at Diomedes (Liang Mountain) and Agamemnon (Freehaven).
-	**2066: LOGOS, the first sapient AI, is created. Valles Marineris on Mars is flooded. Chinese cybershells explore Pluto.	+	**2066: LOGOS, the first [[Artificial Intelligence\|sapient AI]], is created. Valles Marineris on Mars is flooded. Chinese cybershells explore Pluto.
	**2067: Chinese cybershell mission continues to explore Pluto. Biotech Euphrates’ offworld division create the first bioroids. They are living beings functionally similar to humans, but assembled using tissue engineering and “biogenesis” nanotechnology, and educated using accelerated learning techniques. Some are “bioshells” with decereberate brains housing puppet implants, while others are designed with intelligence up to or exceeding that of a human.		**2067: Chinese cybershell mission continues to explore Pluto. Biotech Euphrates’ offworld division create the first bioroids. They are living beings functionally similar to humans, but assembled using tissue engineering and “biogenesis” nanotechnology, and educated using accelerated learning techniques. Some are “bioshells” with decereberate brains housing puppet implants, while others are designed with intelligence up to or exceeding that of a human.
	**2068: On Luna, Shackleton Station becomes a free city. Nanostasis, a form of suspended animation, is developed by Xiao Chu researchers. Posthuman Consumer Review begins publication. Zarubayev earns nickname “Stalinaskha” due to his bionic implants and ruthless suppression of dissent.		**2068: On Luna, Shackleton Station becomes a free city. Nanostasis, a form of suspended animation, is developed by Xiao Chu researchers. Posthuman Consumer Review begins publication. Zarubayev earns nickname “Stalinaskha” due to his bionic implants and ruthless suppression of dissent.

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	**2033: The first baby is born on Mars. Biotech Euphrates markets gene-enhanced dogs. First operational fusion reactor goes online. British Columbia and Alberta separate from Canada, and will go on to form the Union of Alberta and British Columbia (“ABC”).		**2033: The first baby is born on Mars. Biotech Euphrates markets gene-enhanced dogs. First operational fusion reactor goes online. British Columbia and Alberta separate from Canada, and will go on to form the Union of Alberta and British Columbia (“ABC”).
	**2034: United Nations collapses due to lack of funds and support from major powers. Australian academic Kyle Porters sets out the tenets of “information socialism.” He argues for a society in which patents and intellectual properties are free, but inventors and creators are subsidized by the state.		**2034: United Nations collapses due to lack of funds and support from major powers. Australian academic Kyle Porters sets out the tenets of “information socialism.” He argues for a society in which patents and intellectual properties are free, but inventors and creators are subsidized by the state.
-	**2035: India builds orbital factory. The first [[low-sapient AI~~\|Artificial Intelligence~~]] is created, with near-human intelligence. The South African Coalition (a loose economic alliance for sub-Saharan development) is formed. It gradually evolves into a strong regional power over the next six decades.	+	**2035: India builds orbital factory. The first [[Artificial Intelligence\|low-sapient AI]] is created, with near-human intelligence. The South African Coalition (a loose economic alliance for sub-Saharan development) is formed. It gradually evolves into a strong regional power over the next six decades.
	**2036: Australia joins Korea-Japan mutual defense treaty, creating the Pacific Rim Alliance. The Chinese space development corporation Xiao Chu is founded. In Canada, socio-economic stresses from the “loss of the west” led Québec and the Atlantic Provinces to gradually dissociate themselves from central Canada and negotiate membership in the European Union.		**2036: Australia joins Korea-Japan mutual defense treaty, creating the Pacific Rim Alliance. The Chinese space development corporation Xiao Chu is founded. In Canada, socio-economic stresses from the “loss of the west” led Québec and the Atlantic Provinces to gradually dissociate themselves from central Canada and negotiate membership in the European Union.
	**2037: The first asteroids arrive at the L4 point. They provide raw materials for habitat construction and space factories. First baby born on Luna. Russia establishes a colony on Mars.		**2037: The first asteroids arrive at the L4 point. They provide raw materials for habitat construction and space factories. First baby born on Luna. Russia establishes a colony on Mars.

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	*2019: The commercial Aristaeus mission lands several thousand tiny robots on Mars, for both science and teletourism. A separatist party forms in western Canada, believing their destiny lies with Asia-Pacific.		*2019: The commercial Aristaeus mission lands several thousand tiny robots on Mars, for both science and teletourism. A separatist party forms in western Canada, believing their destiny lies with Asia-Pacific.
	*2020: Most cars use hybrid gas-electric or fuel cell engines. The genetic testing of unborn children and use of genetic engineering to “genefix” monogenetic hereditary defects is common in affluent nations. China lands robots on Mars and Phobos. United States and Russia establish a service station facility at the Earth-Luna L4 point.		*2020: Most cars use hybrid gas-electric or fuel cell engines. The genetic testing of unborn children and use of genetic engineering to “genefix” monogenetic hereditary defects is common in affluent nations. China lands robots on Mars and Phobos. United States and Russia establish a service station facility at the Earth-Luna L4 point.
		+	*2021: Columbia Aerospace opens an equatorial launch facility in Quito, Ecuador; by 2100, it will be Earth’s busiest spaceport. Transgenic glow-in-the-dark pets become a fad in Japan.
		+	*2022: European and Japanese space agencies use robot “cybershells” to build a distributed-array observatory at Tsiolkovsky crater on Luna’s farside. Provision is made for a small manned base. Mainland China and Taiwan are reunited.
		+	*2023: Tissue engineers grow functional human hearts for transplant. Every organ in the body (except the brain) is now replaceable. In reaction to peaceful Chinese and Korean reunifications, the United States begins reducing its military presence in Asia.
		+	*2024: The U.S.-Russian Horus I manned Mars mission is launched. Sergey Zarubayev becomes dictator of Kazakstan. Thanks to advanced medical technology, he will retain his death-grip on life and power for the rest of the century.
	* 2025-2049 - [[Biotech Revolution]]		* 2025-2049 - [[Biotech Revolution]]
		+	*2025: China’s Chaosheng manned Mars mission is launched, even as the U.S.-Russian Horus I mission ends in tragedy.
		+	*2026: Chaosheng spacecraft arrives, and Wen- Xuan Liang is the first human to set foot on Mars.
		+	*2027: Columbia Aerospace and Nanodynamics begin construction of orbital industrial park. Belgium is the first of several European nations to dissociate into smaller self-governing regions within the European Union.
		+	*2028: Multiple follow-up expeditions begin arriving on Mars. First baby born in Earth orbit.
		+	*2029: Industrial combines Vosper-Babbage and Tenzan Heavy Industries finance a series of manned and unmanned missions to near-Earth asteroids.
		+	*2030: Argentine oil drilling near Antarctica sparks new conflict with United Kingdom. Japan and Korea sign mutual-defense treaty.
	* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]		* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]
	* 2070-2084 - [[Overturn]]		* 2070-2084 - [[Overturn]]
	* 2085-present - [[Pacific War]]		* 2085-present - [[Pacific War]]

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	==Timeline==		==Timeline==
-	*Up to 2010: China embarks on a manned	+	*Up to 2010: China embarks on a manned space program, putting several yuhangyuan (“space navigators”) into orbit and on the moon. The first human clone is born. The United States commits to a Mars mission.
-	space program, putting several yuhangyuan	+	*2011: Sales of new wearable computers (using a visor display and belt computer) exceed those of desktop or notebook systems. The Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) space infrared interferometer begin scanning stars within 50 light years.
-	(“space navigators”) into orbit and on the moon.	+	*2012: North and South Korea set date for reunification.
-	The first human clone is born. The United States	+	*2013: TPF discovers an Earth-like planet orbiting the G5 yellow dwarf star 61 Virginis, 27.8 light years away. It is named “Virginia.” Later, more advanced sensors locate other habitable worlds around farther stars.
-	commits to a Mars mission.	+	*2014: U.S. space development firm Columbia Aerospace begins operating a reliable laserlaunch service for commercial microsatellites.
-	*2011: Sales of new wearable computers	+	*2015: Russia joins manned Mars program. Antibiotic-resistant pneumonia pandemic kills 7 million worldwide. Revised Outer Space Treaty is drafted, making it easier for corporations or states to lay claim to extraterrestrial resources.
-	(using a visor display and belt computer) exceed	+	*2016: South African conglomerate Ithemba Biotechnologies distributes a cheap broad-spectrum AIDS vaccine in Africa. China and Taiwan negotiate date for peaceful reunification. China announces its own Mars program.
-	those of desktop or notebook systems. The Terrestrial	+	*2017: The brown dwarf Xiang-63 is discovered. Parallax measurement reveals it is quite close to Sol, less than a light-year away.
-	Planet Finder (TPF) space infrared interferometer	+	*2018: The Long March VI rocket lofts China’s first space lab module into orbit. European Union increases fusion power budget. Biotech Euphrates is founded, with a then-radical commitment to human gengineering.
-	begin scanning stars within 50 light	+	*2019: The commercial Aristaeus mission lands several thousand tiny robots on Mars, for both science and teletourism. A separatist party forms in western Canada, believing their destiny lies with Asia-Pacific.
-	years.	+	*2020: Most cars use hybrid gas-electric or fuel cell engines. The genetic testing of unborn children and use of genetic engineering to “genefix” monogenetic hereditary defects is common in affluent nations. China lands robots on Mars and Phobos. United States and Russia establish a service station facility at the Earth-Luna L4 point.
-	*2012: North and South Korea set date for	+
-	reunification.	+
-	*2013: TPF discovers an Earth-like planet	+
-	orbiting the G5 yellow dwarf star 61 Virginis,	+
-	27.8 light years away. It is named “Virginia.”	+
-	Later, more advanced sensors locate other habitable	+
-	worlds around farther stars.	+
-	*2014: U.S. space development firm Columbia	+
-	Aerospace begins operating a reliable laserlaunch	+
-	service for commercial microsatellites.	+
-	*2015: Russia joins manned Mars program.	+
-	Antibiotic-resistant pneumonia pandemic kills 7	+
-	million worldwide. Revised Outer Space Treaty	+
-	is drafted, making it easier for corporations or	+
-	states to lay claim to extraterrestrial resources.	+
-	*2016: South African conglomerate Ithemba	+
-	Biotechnologies distributes a cheap broad-spectrum	+
-	AIDS vaccine in Africa. China and Taiwan	+
-	negotiate date for peaceful reunification. China	+
-	announces its own Mars program.	+
-	*2017: The brown dwarf Xiang-63 is discovered.	+
-	Parallax measurement reveals it is quite	+
-	close to Sol, less than a light-year away.	+
-	*2018: The Long March VI rocket lofts	+
-	China’s first space lab module into orbit. European	+
-	Union increases fusion power budget.	+
-	Biotech Euphrates is founded, with a then-radical	+
-	commitment to human gengineering.	+
-	*2019: The commercial Aristaeus mission	+
-	lands several thousand tiny robots on Mars, for	+
-	both science and teletourism. A separatist party	+
-	forms in western Canada, believing their destiny	+
-	lies with Asia-Pacific.	+
-	*2020: Most cars use hybrid gas-electric or	+
-	fuel cell engines. The genetic testing of unborn	+
-	children and use of genetic engineering to “genefix”	+
-	monogenetic hereditary defects is common	+
-	in affluent nations. China lands robots on Mars	+
-	and Phobos. United States and Russia establish a	+
-	service station facility at the Earth-Luna L4	+
-	point.	+
	* 2025-2049 - [[Biotech Revolution]]		* 2025-2049 - [[Biotech Revolution]]
	* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]		* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]
	* 2070-2084 - [[Overturn]]		* 2070-2084 - [[Overturn]]
	* 2085-present - [[Pacific War]]		* 2085-present - [[Pacific War]]

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	==Timeline==		==Timeline==
		+	*Up to 2010: China embarks on a manned
		+	space program, putting several yuhangyuan
		+	(“space navigators”) into orbit and on the moon.
		+	The first human clone is born. The United States
		+	commits to a Mars mission.
		+	*2011: Sales of new wearable computers
		+	(using a visor display and belt computer) exceed
		+	those of desktop or notebook systems. The Terrestrial
		+	Planet Finder (TPF) space infrared interferometer
		+	begin scanning stars within 50 light
		+	years.
		+	*2012: North and South Korea set date for
		+	reunification.
		+	*2013: TPF discovers an Earth-like planet
		+	orbiting the G5 yellow dwarf star 61 Virginis,
		+	27.8 light years away. It is named “Virginia.”
		+	Later, more advanced sensors locate other habitable
		+	worlds around farther stars.
		+	*2014: U.S. space development firm Columbia
		+	Aerospace begins operating a reliable laserlaunch
		+	service for commercial microsatellites.
		+	*2015: Russia joins manned Mars program.
		+	Antibiotic-resistant pneumonia pandemic kills 7
		+	million worldwide. Revised Outer Space Treaty
		+	is drafted, making it easier for corporations or
		+	states to lay claim to extraterrestrial resources.
		+	*2016: South African conglomerate Ithemba
		+	Biotechnologies distributes a cheap broad-spectrum
		+	AIDS vaccine in Africa. China and Taiwan
		+	negotiate date for peaceful reunification. China
		+	announces its own Mars program.
		+	*2017: The brown dwarf Xiang-63 is discovered.
		+	Parallax measurement reveals it is quite
		+	close to Sol, less than a light-year away.
		+	*2018: The Long March VI rocket lofts
		+	China’s first space lab module into orbit. European
		+	Union increases fusion power budget.
		+	Biotech Euphrates is founded, with a then-radical
		+	commitment to human gengineering.
		+	*2019: The commercial Aristaeus mission
		+	lands several thousand tiny robots on Mars, for
		+	both science and teletourism. A separatist party
		+	forms in western Canada, believing their destiny
		+	lies with Asia-Pacific.
		+	*2020: Most cars use hybrid gas-electric or
		+	fuel cell engines. The genetic testing of unborn
		+	children and use of genetic engineering to “genefix”
		+	monogenetic hereditary defects is common
		+	in affluent nations. China lands robots on Mars
		+	and Phobos. United States and Russia establish a
		+	service station facility at the Earth-Luna L4
		+	point.
	* 2025-2049 - [[Biotech Revolution]]		* 2025-2049 - [[Biotech Revolution]]
	* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]		* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]
	* 2070-2084 - [[Overturn]]		* 2070-2084 - [[Overturn]]
	* 2085-present - [[Pacific War]]		* 2085-present - [[Pacific War]]

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	* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]		* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]
	* 2070-2084 - [[Overturn]]		* 2070-2084 - [[Overturn]]
-	* 2085-present - [[~~Down to the Present~~]]	+	* 2085-present - [[Pacific War]]

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	**2033: The first baby is born on Mars. Biotech Euphrates markets gene-enhanced dogs. First operational fusion reactor goes online. British Columbia and Alberta separate from Canada, and will go on to form the Union of Alberta and British Columbia (“ABC”).		**2033: The first baby is born on Mars. Biotech Euphrates markets gene-enhanced dogs. First operational fusion reactor goes online. British Columbia and Alberta separate from Canada, and will go on to form the Union of Alberta and British Columbia (“ABC”).
	**2034: United Nations collapses due to lack of funds and support from major powers. Australian academic Kyle Porters sets out the tenets of “information socialism.” He argues for a society in which patents and intellectual properties are free, but inventors and creators are subsidized by the state.		**2034: United Nations collapses due to lack of funds and support from major powers. Australian academic Kyle Porters sets out the tenets of “information socialism.” He argues for a society in which patents and intellectual properties are free, but inventors and creators are subsidized by the state.
-	**2035: India builds orbital factory. The first [[Artificial Intelligence\|low-sapient AI]] is created, with near-human intelligence. The [[Category:South African Coalition\|South African Coalition]] (a loose economic alliance for sub-Saharan development) is formed. It gradually evolves into a strong regional power over the next six decades.	+	**2035: India builds orbital factory. The first [[Artificial Intelligence\|low-sapient AI]] is created, with near-human intelligence. The [[:Category:South African Coalition\|South African Coalition]] (a loose economic alliance for sub-Saharan development) is formed. It gradually evolves into a strong regional power over the next six decades.
-	**2036: Australia joins Korea-Japan mutual defense treaty, creating the [[Category:Pacific Rim Alliance\|Pacific Rim Alliance]]. The Chinese space development corporation Xiao Chu is founded. In Canada, socio-economic stresses from the “loss of the west” led Québec and the Atlantic Provinces to gradually dissociate themselves from central Canada and negotiate membership in the European Union.	+	**2036: Australia joins Korea-Japan mutual defense treaty, creating the [[:Category:Pacific Rim Alliance\|Pacific Rim Alliance]]. The Chinese space development corporation Xiao Chu is founded. In Canada, socio-economic stresses from the “loss of the west” led Québec and the Atlantic Provinces to gradually dissociate themselves from central Canada and negotiate membership in the European Union.
	**2037: The first asteroids arrive at the L4 point. They provide raw materials for habitat construction and space factories. First baby born on Luna. Russia establishes a colony on Mars.		**2037: The first asteroids arrive at the L4 point. They provide raw materials for habitat construction and space factories. First baby born on Luna. Russia establishes a colony on Mars.
	**2038: Tenzan Heavy Industry’s manned plasma sail spacecraft Phoenix makes its maiden flight to the asteroid Ceres, inaugurating the “second age of sail.” Its crew establish an outpost on Ceres, but the company abandon it a year later as uneconomical. Zarubayev regime begins a program aimed at eradicating the majority Kazak culture, language, and religion.		**2038: Tenzan Heavy Industry’s manned plasma sail spacecraft Phoenix makes its maiden flight to the asteroid Ceres, inaugurating the “second age of sail.” Its crew establish an outpost on Ceres, but the company abandon it a year later as uneconomical. Zarubayev regime begins a program aimed at eradicating the majority Kazak culture, language, and religion.
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	**2047: Nanodynamics markets the first virtual interface computer brain implants. Genemod insect farmers and bioweapons are developed by Ithemba Biotechnologies and VeldtKorp as low-cost alternatives to microbot swarms.		**2047: Nanodynamics markets the first virtual interface computer brain implants. Genemod insect farmers and bioweapons are developed by Ithemba Biotechnologies and VeldtKorp as low-cost alternatives to microbot swarms.
	**2048: Violence erupts on Mars between pro- and anti-terraforming partisans after China and the United States decide to halt efforts to reverse the Ares Plague. Anglo-German expedition reaches Venus. The Duncanite exiles begin a program to alter their descendants for long-term survival in microgravity.		**2048: Violence erupts on Mars between pro- and anti-terraforming partisans after China and the United States decide to halt efforts to reverse the Ares Plague. Anglo-German expedition reaches Venus. The Duncanite exiles begin a program to alter their descendants for long-term survival in microgravity.
-	**2049: The centennial of the People’s Republic of China is celebrated on Earth and Mars. Moderate Arab states led by Saudi Arabia establish the [[Category:Islamic Caliphate\|Islamic Caliphate]]. A multinational science mission lands on Jupiter’s moon Europa. Ice-penetrating “cryobots” explore the subsurface ocean and discover primitive life.	+	**2049: The centennial of the People’s Republic of China is celebrated on Earth and Mars. Moderate Arab states led by Saudi Arabia establish the [[:Category:Islamic Caliphate\|Islamic Caliphate]]. A multinational science mission lands on Jupiter’s moon Europa. Ice-penetrating “cryobots” explore the subsurface ocean and discover primitive life.
	* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]		* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]
	**2050: Biotech Euphrates markets standardized genetic upgrade gene sequences that enable parents to create children with guaranteed improvements in longevity, appearance, health, and mental stability.		**2050: Biotech Euphrates markets standardized genetic upgrade gene sequences that enable parents to create children with guaranteed improvements in longevity, appearance, health, and mental stability.
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	**2072: GenTech Pacifica, an Australian-based transnational, begins the construction of the first large aquatic habitat, Elandra. GenTech makes extensive use of uplifted sea life and parahumans. Humans arrive at Huygens Station, establishing first permanent settlement on Titan.		**2072: GenTech Pacifica, an Australian-based transnational, begins the construction of the first large aquatic habitat, Elandra. GenTech makes extensive use of uplifted sea life and parahumans. Humans arrive at Huygens Station, establishing first permanent settlement on Titan.
	**2073: Xiao Chu and other Chinese biotech firms complain that unlicensed clones of their pharm animals are being pirated by Indonesian and Thai companies, and demand action. China threatens sanctions. U.S. Army inducts its first bioroid soldiers. First “[[cyberdemocracy]]” system enacted, in Switzerland.		**2073: Xiao Chu and other Chinese biotech firms complain that unlicensed clones of their pharm animals are being pirated by Indonesian and Thai companies, and demand action. China threatens sanctions. U.S. Army inducts its first bioroid soldiers. First “[[cyberdemocracy]]” system enacted, in Switzerland.
-	**2074: Indonesia, Peru, Thailand, and Vietnam establish the [[Category:Transpacific Socialist Alliance\|Transpacific Socialist Alliance]] (TSA) and release statement of principles. Reference to open access to nanotechnology leads to them being dubbed “nanosocialist” by the media. The Blue Shadow preservationist group founded, dedicated to fighting the “biocybernetic enslavement” of sea life. India’s Mawari Digital media conglomerate is created. Russia establishes mining colony on Mercury.	+	**2074: Indonesia, Peru, Thailand, and Vietnam establish the [[:Category:Transpacific Socialist Alliance\|Transpacific Socialist Alliance]] (TSA) and release statement of principles. Reference to open access to nanotechnology leads to them being dubbed “nanosocialist” by the media. The Blue Shadow preservationist group founded, dedicated to fighting the “biocybernetic enslavement” of sea life. India’s Mawari Digital media conglomerate is created. Russia establishes mining colony on Mercury.
	**2075: Ziusudra-series “ideal parahuman” genetic sequence becomes the first transgenic design to achieve widespread popularity on Earth. Chinese police begin investigation of Triad crime syndicate operations on Mars. Consumption of vat-grown fauxflesh exceeds that of “natural” meat in Europe, and approaches it in many other developed nations.		**2075: Ziusudra-series “ideal parahuman” genetic sequence becomes the first transgenic design to achieve widespread popularity on Earth. Chinese police begin investigation of Triad crime syndicate operations on Mars. Consumption of vat-grown fauxflesh exceeds that of “natural” meat in Europe, and approaches it in many other developed nations.
	**2076: Titan Consortium begins building Cassini Station and Huygens Base. Exogenesis researcher Gilbert Stokes is the first human to have his mind emulated, or “uploaded,” in software. Founding of the TSA’s secret Bioweapons Directorate, which investigates nanovirus weaponry. Term “infomorph” becomes popular, referring to any digital mind, AI, or emulation.		**2076: Titan Consortium begins building Cassini Station and Huygens Base. Exogenesis researcher Gilbert Stokes is the first human to have his mind emulated, or “uploaded,” in software. Founding of the TSA’s secret Bioweapons Directorate, which investigates nanovirus weaponry. Term “infomorph” becomes popular, referring to any digital mind, AI, or emulation.

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	==Timeline==		==Timeline==
	* 2001-2024 - Crisis Years		* 2001-2024 - Crisis Years
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	**2033: The first baby is born on Mars. Biotech Euphrates markets gene-enhanced dogs. First operational fusion reactor goes online. British Columbia and Alberta separate from Canada, and will go on to form the Union of Alberta and British Columbia (“ABC”).		**2033: The first baby is born on Mars. Biotech Euphrates markets gene-enhanced dogs. First operational fusion reactor goes online. British Columbia and Alberta separate from Canada, and will go on to form the Union of Alberta and British Columbia (“ABC”).
	**2034: United Nations collapses due to lack of funds and support from major powers. Australian academic Kyle Porters sets out the tenets of “information socialism.” He argues for a society in which patents and intellectual properties are free, but inventors and creators are subsidized by the state.		**2034: United Nations collapses due to lack of funds and support from major powers. Australian academic Kyle Porters sets out the tenets of “information socialism.” He argues for a society in which patents and intellectual properties are free, but inventors and creators are subsidized by the state.
-	**2035: India builds orbital factory. The first [[Artificial Intelligence\|low-sapient AI]] is created, with near-human intelligence. The South African Coalition (a loose economic alliance for sub-Saharan development) is formed. It gradually evolves into a strong regional power over the next six decades.	+	**2035: India builds orbital factory. The first [[Artificial Intelligence\|low-sapient AI]] is created, with near-human intelligence. The [[Category:South African Coalition\|South African Coalition]] (a loose economic alliance for sub-Saharan development) is formed. It gradually evolves into a strong regional power over the next six decades.
-	**2036: Australia joins Korea-Japan mutual defense treaty, creating the Pacific Rim Alliance. The Chinese space development corporation Xiao Chu is founded. In Canada, socio-economic stresses from the “loss of the west” led Québec and the Atlantic Provinces to gradually dissociate themselves from central Canada and negotiate membership in the European Union.	+	**2036: Australia joins Korea-Japan mutual defense treaty, creating the [[Category:Pacific Rim Alliance\|Pacific Rim Alliance]]. The Chinese space development corporation Xiao Chu is founded. In Canada, socio-economic stresses from the “loss of the west” led Québec and the Atlantic Provinces to gradually dissociate themselves from central Canada and negotiate membership in the European Union.
	**2037: The first asteroids arrive at the L4 point. They provide raw materials for habitat construction and space factories. First baby born on Luna. Russia establishes a colony on Mars.		**2037: The first asteroids arrive at the L4 point. They provide raw materials for habitat construction and space factories. First baby born on Luna. Russia establishes a colony on Mars.
	**2038: Tenzan Heavy Industry’s manned plasma sail spacecraft Phoenix makes its maiden flight to the asteroid Ceres, inaugurating the “second age of sail.” Its crew establish an outpost on Ceres, but the company abandon it a year later as uneconomical. Zarubayev regime begins a program aimed at eradicating the majority Kazak culture, language, and religion.		**2038: Tenzan Heavy Industry’s manned plasma sail spacecraft Phoenix makes its maiden flight to the asteroid Ceres, inaugurating the “second age of sail.” Its crew establish an outpost on Ceres, but the company abandon it a year later as uneconomical. Zarubayev regime begins a program aimed at eradicating the majority Kazak culture, language, and religion.
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	**2047: Nanodynamics markets the first virtual interface computer brain implants. Genemod insect farmers and bioweapons are developed by Ithemba Biotechnologies and VeldtKorp as low-cost alternatives to microbot swarms.		**2047: Nanodynamics markets the first virtual interface computer brain implants. Genemod insect farmers and bioweapons are developed by Ithemba Biotechnologies and VeldtKorp as low-cost alternatives to microbot swarms.
	**2048: Violence erupts on Mars between pro- and anti-terraforming partisans after China and the United States decide to halt efforts to reverse the Ares Plague. Anglo-German expedition reaches Venus. The Duncanite exiles begin a program to alter their descendants for long-term survival in microgravity.		**2048: Violence erupts on Mars between pro- and anti-terraforming partisans after China and the United States decide to halt efforts to reverse the Ares Plague. Anglo-German expedition reaches Venus. The Duncanite exiles begin a program to alter their descendants for long-term survival in microgravity.
-	**2049: The centennial of the People’s Republic of China is celebrated on Earth and Mars. Moderate Arab states led by Saudi Arabia establish the Islamic Caliphate. A multinational science mission lands on Jupiter’s moon Europa. Ice-penetrating “cryobots” explore the subsurface ocean and discover primitive life.	+	**2049: The centennial of the People’s Republic of China is celebrated on Earth and Mars. Moderate Arab states led by Saudi Arabia establish the [[Category:Islamic Caliphate\|Islamic Caliphate]]. A multinational science mission lands on Jupiter’s moon Europa. Ice-penetrating “cryobots” explore the subsurface ocean and discover primitive life.
	* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]		* 2050-2069 - [[Transhuman Awakening]]
	**2050: Biotech Euphrates markets standardized genetic upgrade gene sequences that enable parents to create children with guaranteed improvements in longevity, appearance, health, and mental stability.		**2050: Biotech Euphrates markets standardized genetic upgrade gene sequences that enable parents to create children with guaranteed improvements in longevity, appearance, health, and mental stability.
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	**2072: GenTech Pacifica, an Australian-based transnational, begins the construction of the first large aquatic habitat, Elandra. GenTech makes extensive use of uplifted sea life and parahumans. Humans arrive at Huygens Station, establishing first permanent settlement on Titan.		**2072: GenTech Pacifica, an Australian-based transnational, begins the construction of the first large aquatic habitat, Elandra. GenTech makes extensive use of uplifted sea life and parahumans. Humans arrive at Huygens Station, establishing first permanent settlement on Titan.
	**2073: Xiao Chu and other Chinese biotech firms complain that unlicensed clones of their pharm animals are being pirated by Indonesian and Thai companies, and demand action. China threatens sanctions. U.S. Army inducts its first bioroid soldiers. First “[[cyberdemocracy]]” system enacted, in Switzerland.		**2073: Xiao Chu and other Chinese biotech firms complain that unlicensed clones of their pharm animals are being pirated by Indonesian and Thai companies, and demand action. China threatens sanctions. U.S. Army inducts its first bioroid soldiers. First “[[cyberdemocracy]]” system enacted, in Switzerland.
-	**2074: Indonesia, Peru, Thailand, and Vietnam establish the Transpacific Socialist Alliance (TSA) and release statement of principles. Reference to open access to nanotechnology leads to them being dubbed “nanosocialist” by the media. The Blue Shadow preservationist group founded, dedicated to fighting the “biocybernetic enslavement” of sea life. India’s Mawari Digital media conglomerate is created. Russia establishes mining colony on Mercury.	+	**2074: Indonesia, Peru, Thailand, and Vietnam establish the [[Category:Transpacific Socialist Alliance\|Transpacific Socialist Alliance]] (TSA) and release statement of principles. Reference to open access to nanotechnology leads to them being dubbed “nanosocialist” by the media. The Blue Shadow preservationist group founded, dedicated to fighting the “biocybernetic enslavement” of sea life. India’s Mawari Digital media conglomerate is created. Russia establishes mining colony on Mercury.
	**2075: Ziusudra-series “ideal parahuman” genetic sequence becomes the first transgenic design to achieve widespread popularity on Earth. Chinese police begin investigation of Triad crime syndicate operations on Mars. Consumption of vat-grown fauxflesh exceeds that of “natural” meat in Europe, and approaches it in many other developed nations.		**2075: Ziusudra-series “ideal parahuman” genetic sequence becomes the first transgenic design to achieve widespread popularity on Earth. Chinese police begin investigation of Triad crime syndicate operations on Mars. Consumption of vat-grown fauxflesh exceeds that of “natural” meat in Europe, and approaches it in many other developed nations.
	**2076: Titan Consortium begins building Cassini Station and Huygens Base. Exogenesis researcher Gilbert Stokes is the first human to have his mind emulated, or “uploaded,” in software. Founding of the TSA’s secret Bioweapons Directorate, which investigates nanovirus weaponry. Term “infomorph” becomes popular, referring to any digital mind, AI, or emulation.		**2076: Titan Consortium begins building Cassini Station and Huygens Base. Exogenesis researcher Gilbert Stokes is the first human to have his mind emulated, or “uploaded,” in software. Founding of the TSA’s secret Bioweapons Directorate, which investigates nanovirus weaponry. Term “infomorph” becomes popular, referring to any digital mind, AI, or emulation.