Time Line
2003
Kane North injured by IED in Iraqi.
2004
Kane receives honorable discharge from US Army. Moves to Edinburgh. Uses family trust money to recruit geneticists. Cloning program begins.
2007
Brant North born, first clone of Kane North successfully carried to term. Large number of mental and physical defects; lives three years.
2009
Cicero North born. Severe learning difficulties, serious metabolic deficiency; lives to 2022.
2010
Forrest North born. High spectrum autistic, lives to 2065.
2012
Augustine, Bartram, and Constantine North born.
2027
Wan Hi Chan presents his theory of trans-spacial connection.
2029
First “connection” made at Princeton, 800 meters across campus. USA forms National Interstellar Agency (NIA).
2030
Europe forms European Trans-Space Bureau (ET-SB). China forms National Interstellar Transport Corporation (NITC). Russia, India, Israel, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Pacific Alliance, North African Coalition, Asian Federation—all create agencies to begin interstellar exploration programs.
2031
NIA opens connection to Earth’s moon.
2032–2038
Various national test programs produce twelve trans-spacial connections across solar system. Gateway technology perfected.
2034
Augustine, Bartram, and Constantine found Northumberland Interstellar Corp, using family corporate resources to fund gateway systems manufacture.
2039
NITC opens gateway to Proxima Centauri. Age of interstellar exploration begins.
2041
NIA opens New Washington for settlement.
2044
NIA opens gateway to Orleans.
2044
ET-SB opens New Brussels for settlement to EU citizens.
2045
NITC opens gateways to Taiyuan and Wuchow.
2047
Russia opens gateway to Nova Petersburg.
2047
Israel opens gateway to Ramla.
2047
US senate expanded to take in ten new states from new worlds. Passes Federal Independent Landowner Act. Enforced off-Earth settlement of all long-term welfare recipients.
2048
Japan opens gateway to New Tokyo.
2048
France opens gateway to Rouen; French citizens only.
2048
Earth economy stalling due to investment shift to new planets.
2049
Germany opens gateway to Odessa; German citizens only.
2049
USA passes illegals dispersal bill. All illegal immigrants in original states on Earth deported to the territories on new US planets.
2049
Saudi Arabia opens Riyadh for settlement; Muslims only.
2050
ET-SB opens Minisa for “all” Grande Europe citizens. Subsidized immigration begins for unemployed, later developing to “opportunity immigration” policy, transporting millions of poor and jobless out of GE states on Earth.
2051
Northumberland Interstellar opens gateway to Sirius star system, discovers earth-giant planet, named St. Libra. Cleared for human immigration.
2052
Brazil opens gateway to Sao Jeroni.
2052
North African gateway to Accra.
2053
First bioil algaepaddies established on St. Libra. Start of bioil export to Earth. Massive investment into St. Libra algaepaddies begins, establishment of Eight Great bioil companies in addition to NI.
2055
The Independencies founded on St. Libra; constant mid-level immigration by GE dissidents and other political refugees from across Earth.
2055–2070
Establishment of seven more human-settled worlds. Earth’s population in decline; its economy contracts. Enforced exodus programs of jobless instituted by most nations.
2083
Rumor of True Jerusalem, reached via a secret gateway from Ramla.
2087
Constantine North and Bartram North resign their directorships of Northumberland Interstellar. Company resources redistributed. The bulk remains with Augustine.
2088
Constantine North launches Jupiter habitat; 8,000 tons of cybernetic manufacturing equipment, and a 3,000-ton mineral/chemical refinery all delivered to asteroid in Jupiter orbit via Newcastle gateway, plus 25,000-ton life-support hostel. Several hundred supporters and all C Norths follow him there.
2089
Town of Abellia established on St. Libra by Bartram. Bartram founds North Biogenetic Institute, begins serious research into human regeneration/rejuvenation.
2092
Zanthswarm on Accra.
2093
Accra evacuated, gateway closed. Estimated human deaths: 8.2 million.
2093
Formation of Human Defence Alliance (HDA) to defend human race from the Zanth.
2094
Brinkelle North born.
2095
Large-scale transtellar financial instability as HDA budget approved. Bioil price increasing, reducing consumption. Markets falling.
2096–2111
Transtellar recession, affecting all worlds.
2111
Northumberland Interstellar–led cartel releases glut of low-price bioil, bankrupting many futures market speculators. Stability returns to bioil market. Transtellar share prices start to rise again.
2119
Zanthswarm on New Florida. Evacuation declared successful, deaths estimated at 108,000.
2119
Transtellar market downturn lasts until 2123—officially not a recession.
2121
Bartram North and his household slaughtered. Angela Tramelo convicted of mass murder, receives life sentence.