History of Earth as we know it.
What happened back home since we left? More will be added as we discover it.
February 2036, CS-8 Marco Polo sets out on its voyage to Alpha Centauri. On board a crew of 5000, of which 4500 civilians assigned by the lottery. Its mission, build a colony in the Centauri system.
In 2036, a month after Marco Polo departed, the world was shaken to its core as Kim Jung Un died, and North Korea suddenly became a democracy. It's first chosen president Kim Ang Wan turned out to be a twelve year old boy that wanted nothing more than Korea becoming the world's lead toy producer. Kids all over the world rejoice, South Korea quickly swoops in and annaxes the country in 2037.
In december of 2036 Mexican Rodrigo Perez becomes the first man to swim around the world. The record attempt cost him an arm and a leg he later told the press. Quite literally too, as he encountered a great white near new Zealand that tried to stop his attempt and took his hand and half his left leg. After six months of recovery he continued his attempt and succeeded.
The Star Wars franchise is finally put to rest in 2036, right after episode twelve, Star Wars - Death of the Force. The Fast and the furious part 18 breaks all known box office records. Lead actor Vin Diesel attributes the success completely to himself.
Lichtenstein wins the world cup football. Their Striker Johann Rutte is later exposed as a highly advanced android.
In 2039 a distress message sent by CS-5 reaches earth. It has been hit by a large asteroid and is sent spiralling out of control into the unknown. Of its 1000 crew only 156 survive. In august 2039 all contact with CS-5 is lost.
In 2041 a message reached earth that CS-4 Vespucci had reached its destination of Pluto and had deployed an orbital colony there, mining resources off the ice planet, that, as it turned out, has a habitable atmosphere beneath its surface.
THe republic of American States creates the world's first Space Navy in 3038. They claim to control earth space with twelve carriers and twice as many battleships. Many countries soon follow. A cold war for space begins, not lasting long as terrorists blow up the Utah orbit shipyard.
In 2037 egyptian Mohammed Ezzat discovers a method to preserve water in the sahara desert. Its a great success. By 2040 egypt is the worlds larges corn and wheat producer. Ezzat is rewarded a nobel prize but refuses to collect it, claiming the nobel commitee is biased.
The american high lord Donald Trump was assasinated in 2039, his viceroy Dwayne Johnson immediately revoking the autocracy established in 2024 and reinstating democracy. The reborn USA joined the GNA fully in 2042
A Republic of American States mining colony was established on Mars in 2039. It was abandoned again in 2040, the planet not deemed suitable for terraforming. remaininf facilities were designated to be suitable for refugees.
A global convention assembled for the first time in 2041, finally uniting all nations in trying to find a solution to the earth core overheating. Several programs were started, none had any results yet when we lost contact.
In 2037 the Asteroid Galloper 7 was nuked to prevent it hitting the moon. The attempt failed, and the collision caused it to start a slow rotation. It did however destabilise its orbit, and calculations showed it would collide with earth in 38000 years. in 2039 calculations were redone, setting that time to 36000 years.
Global popstar Justin Bieber became Justine Bieber in 2037. Wins thirteen grammys that year.
in 2041 'I cant believe its not butter' is exposed. It turns out it IS butter.
In 2041 Scientist Stephen Hawking, co-designer of the Hawking gravity field, continued to defy nature not only by still being alive, but by being able to walk again. His health continued to increase, he himself refusing to tell anyone how. Speculations are it was because of a new snail and cobweb diet.
In 2038 the polar bear goes extinct, last bit of the north pole cap melts. Children everywhere are worried santa has no more place to live.
Februari 2041 sees the birth of the first cloned human. Newborn Vladimir Putin II has his future already decided for him. The child is kidnapped by chechen ultra-nationalists and sold to a circus.
In 2042, the last message before losing contact, in october Rick Ashley does give up.
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