Timeline update

I have been trying to update the past, so that I can work into the future. That is a drawback since I am now creating a world on my own (Nick, you are amazing to come up with so much here) and am having a blast though.

Here is a rough outline that will be changed as things progress....

1900’s Selective breeding of plants and animals (early precursor to gene therapy)

1985 Genetically modified foods started to become more common

2003 First human to be created by gene induction (cloning)

2004 President Bush reelected to second term, Anti terrorism fears initiate Homeland Security Acts undermining civil liberties

2009 President Obama, the first US black president elected and reinstates defunct NASA program

2010 First synthetic organism created; official enclosed living test for Mars

Initiated – to last 4 years

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015 First manned private test flight to Mars; unsuccessful

2016 Private corporation – Virgin Space - sends astronaut to the moon and back

2017

2018 US returns back to the moon after 50 years

2019 New propulsion system developed knocking off 65% of travel time to Luna and Mars; Ad Astra Corp at forefront

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024 Exploration to Mars with drones and computer driven equipment

2025

2026 First permanently manned Lunar base established with crew of 12

2027

2028

2029 First man on Mars - Chinese national Hu Shi-Ming; beginnings of first colony on Mars; named Immortal Mountain (Xian Shan)

2030 Birth of Dr. Peter Engel, son of Herbert and father to George

2031 Dr. Herbert Engel posited his famous 'continuum' (age 28)

2032

2033

2034 Sea levels rise less than half a meter due to accelerated global warming, but most coastal cities are prepared and suffer only minor damage; however, moving to higher ground is common as levels are expected to rise again

2035

2036

2037

2038

2039

2040 Completion of the first underwater city, aptly named Aquaville; 5 more are expected to be built as tests for both oceanic living and extra-solar habitation

2041

2042

2043

2044 The Canaan Foundation Research Endowment established

2045

2046

2047

2048

2049 The ability to create engineered humans and crude Moreaus or Mannies (humans with animal DNA grafted in), become public

2050

2051

2052

2053 The Islamic world undergoes a major shift as key Sunni countries, with help from ally nations, attack Shiite Iran to gain oil fields; War leads to civil war in many African and Indonesian countries

2054 After tense period, Mohammedan Arabica is announced as a political entity

2055

2056

2057 63% of the population of India was in some way employed by the Advedhya Corporation

2058 Birth of Dr. George Engle, grandson of Herbert Engel

2059

2060 Ultra rich industrialists from Moscow and surrounding areas, after a few years of reacting against the Middle East crisis and in an effort to maintain energy export, form Moscovia, also as a way to prop up the weak government, saying that Russia has evolved into Moscovia

2061

2062

2063 Signing of the Genjid Emancipation Act

2064

2065

2066 Under strong and strict leadership, ousting both Chinese and Western interests, the RTA mostly comprised Southern and Central African nations under a single banner, leaving the north to Arabia. Government and business interests went hand in hand though and after a few bloody coups, were able to compromise and start trading with the world again.

2067

2068 The African Zambia Umba Corporation opens doors for the first time; precursor to cutting edge energy technology

2069

2070

2071 In secret, Dr. Cohen creates Adem or ADM in Hebrew: the first mutant

2072 Beginnings of The Indus Corporation with new designs for gravitational components for many things, primarily for new fusion engines; in the future for habitation modulators and city platform stabilizers

2073

2074 President Jacoby gets his way with the creation of the North American Federated States of America (NAFSA), finally assimilating Canada and Mexico after many years of coercion and threatening

2075

2076

2077 President of Brazil and others agree to form new larger bloc to protect itself against NAFSA; Latania Confederation was born

2078

2079

2080

2081 Death of Dr. Herbert Engel

2082

2083

2084 The USA's lunar disaster, spawning The Exodus off Terra (Earth) to PIC's colonies on Mars; 9 years of Martian Martial Law set up by PIC to control and calm the scattered survivors

2085 Martian Martial Law

2086 Martian Martial Law

2087 Martian Martial Law

2088 Martian Martial Law

2089 Martian Martial Law

2090 Martian Martial Law

2091 Martian Martial Law

2092 Martian Martial Law

2093 Martian Martial Law

2094

2095

2096

2097

2098 Dr. George Engle, grandson of Herbert Engel, discovers existence of his grandfather's 'continuum' (age 40)

2099 Citizens from The Indus Corporation join up and move to Ganymede; marks the start of the Diaspora Decade

2100

2101 First discovery of the new element Aetherium

2102 Citizens from The Canaan Foundation join up and move to Titan

2103

2104 Citizens from Arabica join up and move to Io

2105 Citizens from Moscovia join up and move to Oberon; First attempts at 'dipping' into continuum for data

2106

2107 Citizens from RTA join up and move to Callisto and Citizens from Ankor Phett join up and move to Venus

2108

2109 June 14^th George Engle breaks from The Canaan Foundation to form Engle Integrated Networks (EIN)

2110 The Midsummer Moon War between newly formed EIN and Moscovia, for the right to colonize the moons of Uranus; EIN wins and Moscovia retreats to Triton

2111 First TransSolar Gate created and used

2112 Citizens from the previous EU join up and move to Europa with the help of Indus’s gravitational tech

2113

2114

2115

2116

2117

2119

2120

2121

2122

2123

2124 The 12th gate is created, liking Ganymede to Mars

2125

2126

2127

2128

2129 The Ceres Incident - The start of our Story....