2041
The "Adameve" leaves for Barnard's Star. This interstellar journey is
expected to last nine years [SFC].

2042, 23 June [reference stardate 0/4206.23]
The U.N.S.S. "Icarus" sets sail for the closest neighboring star system,
Alpha Centauri, commanded by Captain Roger Tauber. The estimated travel
time for the voyage is six years. This 8,600 metric ton craft is powered
by a high-acceleration, sublight speed Bussard ramjet. A crowd of several
thousand people watch nearby as the spacecraft is launched from Luna,
while billions watch live, televised coverage, carrying a complement of 40
[SFC, FASA].

Buck Bokai of the London Kings hits a winning home run in the final World
Series baseball game, attended by only 300 spectators at Battersea Stadium

in London [DSN 416, GN 18].

In the "Mirror" universe, the "Icarus" manned mission also leaves for
Alpha Centauri. Meanwhile, on Earth, Joachim has become discontent with
his friend's obsession with Olympian supremacy, especially since intense
interbreeding has rendered the pure-bred Olympian virtually extinct.
Joachim assassinates Khan and takes his place as sole dicator of the Sol
system, little knowing that he has set a deadly precedent. Under his com-
mand, the Olympian Solar Fleet becomes the Earth Solar Fleet [TBoT #14].

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

13 November
O-Chlorobezyl-Malononitrite and related chemical gas weapons of war
are developed on Earth [WoE].

This is also the era during which Spiderweb is most likely developed
[TOS #2].

November [reference stardate 0/4211]
Within the Klingon Empire, growing dissatisfaction among the military
finally forces the D'kariv line from the halls of power. General
Milvi epetai-Javvic of the Imperial Marines takes the throne, the only
non-naval officer ever to hold that office. He begins exploration
funding again, but the Imperial Navy opposes him at almost every turn.
To regain control over the entire military, Milvi agrees to let his
oldest son be trained as an officer of the Imperial Navy, thus
assuring that the next emperor will again be a naval officer [FASA].

The "Parr" class interplanetary, 18-man, tug enters service [SFC].

The Ka'Hat plague spreads throughout the Klingonii worlds [MRM].

The Kirk family farmhouse is built or expanded upon during this
era. It includes a hidden bombshelter beneath the house [GN 20].

2043
The bloody Mind Control Revolts start on Earth [ST-TMP].

During the Mind Control Riots, the administering of large doses of
meperidine and neo-dopamines (drugs used in crude mind-wiping) are banned
[GN 2].

Sometime in the 21st Century, the fad of surgically implanted
cranial plugs springs up. The plugs, connected to electrodes in
their brains, allows people to experience unlimited ecstasy.

Called wireheads (the ultimate junkies), the operation will be outlawed
[TOS #80].

Extra-solar activity grows as more crews will be needed for interstellar
flight [SFC].

2044
An Interplanetary Communications Network guarantees reliable commun-
ications throughout the Solar System. Mohammed Kahlil, Secretary General
of the United Nations, makes the inaugural transmission from the L-4
Communications Platform [SFC].

The S.S. "Charybdis" is contaminated by an alien life form. Colonel
Richey, the last survivor, finds himself within a simulacrum created from
the novel 'Hotel Royale,' on the planet Theta VIII [TNG 138].

Zefram Cochrane receives his first implant to inhibit a severe bipolar
disorder condition [ST VIII].

Dora Grayson dies [GN 2].

2045, January [reference stardate 0/4501]
The United Nations Organization celebrates 100 years of cooperation among
the peoples of Terra. People throughout the Sol system take part [FASA].

A Vulcan scoutship crashlands on Earth. The survivors secretly leave
Earth in a stolen DY-100 vessel with help from Captain Kirk and his
officers (transported from 2259). The entire incident is covered up
until the late 23rd Century [GN 2].

[reference stardate 0/45]
The Andorian Empire is at its height, with 13 colonized worlds outside
the Andorian home system [FASA].

2046
Sessek of Vulcan studies alien physiologies [MRM].

The "Belmont" class interplanetary tugs end their service [SFC].

The Venus Flyer, a variable wing 6-man airplane, passes its final Earth
testing and is transported to Venus to take part in the Terraforming
Project [SFC].

Asteroid Movers end their service lives [SFC].

2047
The Mind Control Revolts end on Earth [ST-TMP].

An Earthquake hits Southern California, sinking the entire region.
The region is transformed into a great coral reef, home to thousands of
different marine species by the 24th Cenutury [V 150].

After twenty years, the Venus Terraforming Project has progressed enough
to allow a base to be constructed at the North Pole. Estimates indicate
it will be a few decades more before the work is completed. Dr. William
Slater reports from the Venus North Pole Base [SFC].

The Work Pods introduced in 2027 are removed from service [SFC].

2048
The U.N.S.S. "Icarus" makes contact with the inhabitants of Alpha
Centauri VII. This is Earth's first official extraterrestrial
contact. The Centaurians are quite humanoid, descendants of Greeks
transported from Earth in the 3rd Century. This event forever changes
Humankind [GN 2, STM, TM, SFC, TWF].

In the "Mirror" universe, contact is also established with Alpha
Centaurians. Still acting under Khan's orders, the crew of the
"Icarus" issues the proclamation "Be conquered or be destroyed."
The Alpha Centaurians, a peaceloving race, promptly surrender their
liberty for the sake of harmony. After discovering Gamma Centauri,
the Earth forces will use "clean" atomics on the planet to wipe out
the Centaurians and colonize it themselves [TBoT #14, GN 15].

Alpha Centauri IV and V are Class M worlds and will be colonized by
Earth within the next few decades by sublight ships. Alpha Centauri IV
will become known as Centaurus or Athens and John Houston Gregory
will be the first Terran to land on it [STM, TOS #28, LOR, SFD].

Earth history in an alternate timeline is seriously altered due to the
the death of Gabriel Bell in 2024, as reported by Chief O'Brien visiting
this period in search of the missing officers [DSN 458].

December [reference stardate 0/4812]
Zefram Cochrane formulates the initial warp drive calculations that will
make faster-than-light possible and, eventually, practical [SFC, FASA].

In the "Mirror" universe, Zefram Cochrane formulates the theory of warp
drive. However, he keeps his discovery to himself, not wishing to aid the
spread of Earth's brutality throughout the cosmos. But much to his
dismay, an Earth spy breaks into his lab and steals his notes, taking the
knowledge back to his home world [TBoT #14].