2014
The Space Homesteading Act affords enterprising pioneers the opportunity
to acquire property in the Solar System. From its beginnings, the Act
proves to be popular and workable [SFC].

The first manned Jupiter Mission is the Terrans' farthest journey from
Earth [SFC].

The Asteroid Rover unmanned probes enter service [SFC].

2015
Marsbase 2 expands the search for extraterrestrial life [SFC].

Algobarium (Element 115) is discovered on Mars in Martian Colony 3 [MRM].

Terra's first interstellar probes, the "Stellar" series, are launched
toward nearby stars. Designed to gather data necessary for interstellar
spaceships, these probes utilize elementary program-independent thought
computer technology, with a cruising velocity of 0.104c via advanced fis-
sion powered ion drives [SFC].

The "Lindbergh" class space ferries are withdrawn from service [SFC].

Alex Charon loses his class-action suit to have 'Children of Satan'
suppressed. The publicity resulting from the trial only serves to bolster
the book's popularity and lend credence to the rumor that Charon's
people would end freedom of speech [TBoT #2].

In baseball, this is Buck Bokai's rookie year [DSN 458].

2016
In the "Mirror" universe: heartened by the success of the lunar outpost,
Khan demands intensified efforts on the part of his scientists in the
areas of exploration and domination of the solar system [TBoT #14].

2017
The U.N.P. "U Thant," one of the "Stellar" series probes, reports large
amounts of antimatter in the interstellar void at a distance of 120.4 A.U.
from Pluto (Sol IX). This startling discovery subsequently changes the
course of spaceflight technology decades later [SFC].

Charon tries again for elective office. By now, resentment against the
supermen is so high that Charon is driven from every platform where he
tries to speak. Twice he narrowly escapes lynching. Disgusted with
America, he gathers around him an elite band of superman scientists
and administrators and leaves the country. He offers their services to
any under-developed nation that will allow them to live in peace. Still
suffering the effects of overpopulation, India gratefully takes them up on
their offer. But Charon seeks more than a home for his people. He
intends to eventually take control [TBoT #2].

2018
The last legitimate, two-dimensional photograph of a Vulcan probe ship
is taken by Earth, and dismissed as another hoax [GN 7].

The Alpha Centauri expedition is Earth's first starflight attempt (or so
one source indicates) [ST 2].

Dax the Trill is born this year in a city of two million. Its first host
will be Lela, the first woman to serve as a council member, a legislator
[DSN 531, DSN 401, DSN 503, DSN 478, DSN 471, DSN #20].

The Elasians launch their earliest nuclear-powered spaceships [TOS #68].

Work begins on the development of an ion internally-metered pulse
drive. Ion-impulse, utilizing beryllium fusion coupled with low-level
continuum distortion resulting in a fast-moving jet of monatomic
oxygen atoms, will in time provide ships with speeds surpassing 0.78c
[DYC, LOR, SS, GN 3, TOS #79, NTM].

A cancer-inhibiting plant compound is discovered on Ganymede (Jupiter
III). Regardless, many will die of cancer and other maladies during
the upcoming Post-Atomic Horror period, despite the cure [MRM, ST VIII].

From Marsbase 3 begins an in-depth study on using Phobos and Deimos
for mining of materials [SFC].

The first homesteaders begin leaving for the Asteroid Belt [SFC].

In Germany, things are going somewhat better for the supermen. The
leader of the superman faction is a man named Rupert Hentzau, the
hereditary Baron of Ruritania. Hentzau proposes the return of the
aristocracy to power as rulers of the nation. The most amazing thing
about Hentzau is that he finds a receptive audience in his German
countrymen. Especially attractive to them is his insistence that East
Germany, which is still under Russian influence, be reunited with West
Germany. Skillfully using world opinion against the Russian and East
German rulers, Hentzau later in the year manages to convince the
United Nations to authorize the unification of the two German nations
[TBoT #2].

The first "Galileo" class explorer is launched [STD2].

2019
The U.N.S.S. "Wheeler" DY-500 class explorer enters service. This 36-man
craft, developed from the DY-100 series, will be used primarily for travel
to and within the asteroid belt. The "Wheeler" is the first class of ship
to be equipped with elementary independent thought computers. Another
DY-500 class vessel, the "Woden" class, will enter service decades later,
over 37 meters shorter (back to "Savannah" class length) but possessing a
complement of 55 and 3.5 times powerful engines. The DY-500s are noted
as being constructed from reconfigured surplus submarine shells [SFC, DYC,
GN 7].

On Phobos, the larger Martian moon, a temporary base is set up as the
first Terran mining activity begins [SFC].

On the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon, all
six original Apollo landing sites become historic landmarks [SFC].

Surveys indicate that the body of baseball enthusiasts is less than
half the size it had been two decades earlier [TNG #15].

The Nexus temporal energy ribbon again passes through our galaxy [ST VII].

Germany becomes a whole nation again, and a celebrating German people de-
clare Hentzau to be Rupert I, Emperor of all the German Peoples. Other
Europeans view the title as a sign that Rupert will not be satisfied with
the German nation alone [TBoT #2].

2020, January [reference stardate 0/2001]
The Vulcan scientist Sardax proves the feasibility of interstellar travel
using the base camp approach to long-range exploration. A series of
supply/support colonies are later founded within a ten-light-year radius
of Vulcan, with succeeding generations of colonists in turn continuing the
expansion [FASA].

April [reference stardate 0/2004]
The Alpha Centauri Concordium of Planets is founded, marking the first
development of an interplanetary union founded on democratic principles
[FASA].

The first manned mission to Saturn, the U.N.S.S. "Lewis And Clark"
(IBS-3 "Aventeur" class explorer) under the command of Colonel Shaun
Jeoffrey Christopher reports evidence of alien visitation. Mine shafts
and tread marks are found on the Saturnian moons. This remarkable find
begins to forever change Man's perspective of himself in the universe.
Following this mission, Christopher will become Chief of Staff of UNSF.
In the future, Earth's largest permanent outpost in near-Saturn space on
Titan, Christopher's Landing, will be named in honor of Shaun Christopher
[SFC, STD2, TY, GN 18].

Planet Rovers are phased-out [SFC].

The "Belmont" class 12-man interplanetary tug enters service, with
chemical/fission propulsion. They bear a resemblance to salvage craft
which will be utilized in Star Fleet salvage yards in the next couple
centuries to reclaim fuel, atmospheric gases, and vital components
from abandoned or damaged spacecraft [SFC, STD2].

On Omega IV it is the Year of the Red Bird (plus or minus 5 years) [OG].

The Star Age on Earth: interstellar travel is perfected [LOR, SFD].

In the "Mirror" universe: Olympus II, the first self-sufficient city in
space, is completed and inhabited by 250 persons, half of whom are members
of Khan's Olympian Elite [TBoT #14].