Earth that was (until 2110) 2020 Star cluster in Taurus is discovered, designated “34Tauri(2020)”. Five stars and 14 gas giants found. 2021 Recycling programs beginning to fail, global warming increasing. 2027 TO 2042 Terrestrial planets found by the dozens in 34Tauri(2020). Most are believed to be within acceptable limits for terraforming. 2027 P/2027(White Sun)03 showing chemical signature of Earthlike conditions. Despite reddish hue, P/2027(White Sun)04 showing similar conditions. 2030 It's official: Earth will lose the ability to sustain 21 st  century society and current population levels within 100 years. 2035 The quantum nature of gravity is deduced, allowing for rapid and unprecedented advances in gravity manipulation technologies. Creation of artificial gravity and gravity screening soon follow. 2037 Space technology development vastly accelerated by new discoveries. Due to the advent of gravity technology, terraforming can take decades instead of centuries. 2040 First theories for evacuating the Earth presented. Gravity manipulation technology makes evacuation plausible idea. 2042 Terraforming technology tested on Mars with positive results. 2045 Terraforming of Venus, Mars and Earth's moon begun. Terraforming efforts will be abandoned within two years due to a lack of native resources. 2048 Failure of terraforming efforts in the Solar System hit home. Global morale sink to new lows as riots break out in many major cities. Earth's governments decide that fast action is required to keep society from falling into chaos  As rebuilding Earth’s ecosystem no longer appears to be an option, a plan for  mass exodus is proposed instead. The GEA (Global Exodus Alliance) is formed and given unlimited governmental authority and complete control over Earth's meager remaining resources as member nations cede their power to the organization. The GEA moves quickly to take control of infrastructure, police and military and most of the private sector as well, all in the name of mobilization of the greatest single endeavor in human history. 2052 Collection and storage of samples of all life on Earth begun. 2060 With plans for colonization in place, global resources mobilized, and construction of arks and ark modules on-going, the GEA makes its final move to cement control over humanity: The GEA publishes the "Articles of Alliance", a super- constitution which supersedes all other legal systems on the planet. As China and the U.S. are contributing most of the resources and much of the know-how to the Exodus Project, they take joint stewardship over the new "global government". Smaller countries are given a choice – toe the line or give up any chance of having their populations join the exodus. Results are almost immediate – unilateral capitulation of 98 percent of Earth's governments. The Alliance is born. 2072 First Wave: Dozens of robotic terraforming ships are launched. Their targets are two planets orbiting the Verse's central sun, a white primary, dubbed "White Star" (later, simply “White Sun”) by the Americans and "Bai Hu" or "White Tiger" by the Chinese. 2075 Latest projections show Earth unable to support more than 5 percent of current population within three decades. GEA recommends a vast expansion of the Exodus Project and Alliance approves – remaining cities will be systematically dismantled to increase the size of the ark fleet tenfold. Pollution runs wild as ark fleet is considered the only priority. 2090 Loading of ships begun with cargo, fuel, and stored genetic samples. 2094 Boarding of the ark ships begins. Over the last five decades, Earth population has dropped to around one billion due to starvation, disease, toxic contamination and criminal activities. Reproductive rates have dropped to near zero. Most of the Earth's population now lives in squalor. Although most ark ships will not depart until completely loaded (a process that takes years), survivors welcome the safe, sterile, climatecontrolled environments of the Ark ships after the horror Earth has become. A rich black market develops that sells positions in the boarding lottery, falsified medical certificates and other items needed to gain quicker access to the arks. 2095 The Alliance declares global martial law. The Exodus (2097 – 2220) 2097 First ark ships begin to depart. Priority is given to those ships populated with the ancestors of those who will act as the terraforming and construction labor force upon arrival. 2100 Loading of the ark ships is complete. Over a quarter billion people are contained in hundreds of ships ranging in size from a municipal stadium to a small city. Remaining planet-side population negligible – the death rate during the years loading took place rose to near-extinction levels. Those who remain are either too ill to make the journey or are considered "undesirable" by the GEA. 2101 The final Ark ship leaves Earth orbit. 2110 All telemetry data from Earth ceases. It is assumed that remaining Earth population is 0. 2164 TO 2190 As the Exodus fleet approaches, higher resolution imaging of the Verse becomes possible. Observers discover hundreds of planets and moons, many of which appear to be terraformable. 2190 Last person in the fleet who was born on Earth dies. 2218 Last member of first “star generation” dies. Terraforming and First Colonization (2200 – 2300) 2200 Robot terraformers arrive and “tweak” P/2027(White Sun)03 and P/2027(White Sun)04, start terraforming P/2028(White Sun)13. 2220 Terraforming of P/2027(White Sun)03 “Londinium” complete. Terraforming of P/2027(White Sun)04 “Sihnon” complete. Arks arrive in the Verse; start terraforming other worlds, mostly core worlds. 2225 Colonization of Londinium and Sihnon complete. 2240 P/2028(White Sun)13 “Bernadette” ready for colonization. Terraforming of worlds in Georgia and Red Sun systems begun. 2251 Terraforming of P/2030(Red Sun)08 “Harvest” complete. 2253 Decision to use nano-compression technology to compress and ignite brown dwarfs. P/2020(Blue Sun)01 “Burnham” first brown dwarf to be “helioformed” due to distance from core systems. Ignition successful but produces random bursts of radiation. 2255 Terraforming of P/2028(White Sun)12 “Liann Juin” complete. 2256 Terraforming of P/2027(White Sun)06 “Osiris” complete. 2258 Helioform process improved to mostly stable levels, minor radiation bursts but within acceptable levels. P/2020(Red Sun)02 “Heinlein” helioformed. 2259 Heinlein stable. Heinlein’s satellites available for terraforming. P/2020(Red Sun)01 “Himinbjorg” helioformed. 2260 Himinbjorg stable. Himinbjorg’s satellites available for terraforming. P/2020(Georgia)01 “Murphy” helioformed. Helioform technology vastly improved, declared safe for brown dwarfs inside inner solar systems. 2261 Murphy stable. Murphy’s satellites available for terraforming. P/2020(White Sun)02 “Lux” helioformed. 2262 Lux stable. Lux’s satellites available for terraforming. Radiation burst problem at Burnham resolved. S/2038(Burnham)01 “Miranda” available for terraforming. 2266 Terraforming of P/2027(White Sun)07 “Ariel” complete. Terraforming of P/2028(White Sun)09 “Valentine” complete. Terraforming of P/2027(White Sun)08 “Bellerophon” complete. 2270 P/2020(Kalidasa)01 “Penglai” helioformed. Terraforming of P/2028(White Sun)11 “Albion” complete. 2271 Penglai stable, satellites available for terraforming. P/2020(White Sun)01 “Qin Shi Huang”, last brown dwarf to be helioformed, is ignited. 2273 Qin Shi Huang stable. S/2032(Qin Shi Huang)01 “Santo” available for terraforming. 2290 Comm Station Ring 1 asteroids terraforming complete. Cortex coverage expanded. 2305 Comm Station Ring 2 asteroids terraforming complete. Cortex coverage optimum for four inner systems, considered mostly reliable in Blue Sun system. Terraforming of S/2032(Qin Shi Huang)01 “Santo” complete. 2308 Terraforming of S/2040(Lux)02 “Persephone” complete except for S/2176(Persephone)01 “Hades”. Terraforming of S/2040(Lux)01 “Pelorum” complete. 2404 Terraforming of S/2037(Murphy)02 “Shadow” complete. 2407 Terraforming of S/2041(Murphy)03 “Hera” complete. 2417 Terraforming of S/2036(Heinlein)02 “Silverhold” complete. 2420 Titan Terraforming Project complete. The moons of gas giants P/2020(Kalidasa)02 “Heaven,” P/2020(Kalidasa)03 “Zeus,” P/2020(Kalidasa)04 “Djinn’s Bane,” P/2020(Blue Sun)02 “Fury,” and P/2020(Blue Sun)03 “Dragon’s Egg” are ready for colonization, except for S/2165(Fury)03 “Seventh Circle” and S/2178(Zeus)06 “Betty.” While the moons are ready for colonization, they are not opened to colonists until 2436. 2433 Terraforming of P/2031 (Kalidasa)16 “Beaumonde” complete. 2435 Terraforming of P/2027(Blue Sun)04 “New Canaan” should be complete, but having trouble. Terraforming of New Canaan’s moons completed on schedule. 2436 Core resources running low, Londinium importing over 60% of raw materials despite extensive recycling programs. Rimward expansion begins as worlds in Kalidasa and Blue Sun systems complete terraforming. 2486 Justin Rodgers born on Bernadette 2488 Alexis Rhodes born on Sihnon Justin Rodgers parents died in train accident. Justin gest orphaned. 2490 Bai Li born on Santo 2498 John Harding born on Hera. Justin Rodgers get adopted by the Donovans ( becomes Justin Donovan) 2502 Justin Donovan joins Shinon Space Force Academy 2505 Justin Donovan gets officer patent. Unification War (2506 – 2511) 2506 Terraforming fails on Miranda. Some settlers die. Miranda removed from maps of habitable worlds. The war for Unification begins. Bai Li joins Alliance Secret Service as undercover agent 2507 Alexis Rhodes finished Highschool and starts to study math at an Age of 16. Lt. Justin Donovan gets reprimanded for braking chain of command while serving on the >Demian<. 2509 John Harding joint Crew of Firefly >George Washington< in an age of 11. 2510 Lt. Justin Donovan got at military trial for insubordination during the battle of Sturges and got dishonorable discharged. 2511 Unification War ends with the defeat of the Independents. Bai Li got shot on Hera but survived. She left the Alliance Service as deserter. Alexis Rhodes passed exam of mathematic being only 20. John Harding joins Firefly Ship Works Academy, Persephone. Justin Donovan arrives on Arminius and works as a bar tender. Modern 2514 Alexis Rhodes transferred to Arminius as punishment for data theft. Justin Donovan becomes local judge at Steaming Rock, Arminius. 2515 Bai Li arrives on Arminius. 2516 Justin Donovan marries Branda Booth on Arminius. 2518 Ben Booth bought > Flying B< and made his son in law Justin Donovan Captain of the ship. >Flying B< destroyed >Wei Shian Dohn Woo< Bai Li joins Crew of >Flying B< Bai Li got poisoned by radioactive drugs. John Harding got flight license. He joint Crew of Flying B on Bernadette. Brenda Donovan joins crew of the >Flying B<. Alexis Rhodes got kidnapped by Alliance Talent Scouting Service on Sihnon. Bai Li and John Harding break into Alliance Talent Scouting facility freeing Alexis and killing multiple agents. Alexis Rhodes got arrested for hacking (digital bank robbery) on Greenleaf but released after recognizing her as Alliance Special Agent David Lee Fairchild is contacting crew of >Flying B< Alexis hacks information about project Darwin. John Harding kills Lord Byron in a sword duell on Greenleaf. Justin Donovan, Bai Li, Alexis Rhodes, and John Harding are joining AMS Rainbow during wedding of Amanda Fairchild. Justin Donovan, Bai Li, Alexis Rhodes, and John Harding escape the fire of the Elysian Hotel on Parquin. Brenda Donovan becomes captain of the >Flying B< hiring a new crew. Justin Donovan, Bai Li, Alexis Rhodes, and John Harding take the >Exeter< to Boros. 2519 Justin Donovan becomes captain of the >Fearless<. Bai Li is also owner of the ship. Alexis Rhodes and John Harding join the crew of the >Fearless<. The >Fearless< is doing jobs for David Lee Fairchild. The crew of the >Fearless< has arrested Frank Fisher on Hera. >Fearless< had contact with Reavers on Seventh Cycle. >Fearless< freed Dr. Nicolas Heatherway from prison on Di Yu. >Fearless< arrested Custer Pride on Jiangyin >Frealess< robbed slavery market on Constance. >Fearless< found Daniela Lupo – former black courier for the Darwin project- on Ghost. >Fearless< destroyed 2 space fighters during escape from Ghost. Bai Li decided to leave >Fearless< crew on Beaumonde. 2520 (today) Bai Li buies Firefly on Beaumonde and named it >Icarus<. Betty Primble, Mia, Quifeng Chen and Victor Wongjoint Crew of >Icarus<. >Icarus< saved >Phoenix< from being captured by the >Skull & Bones<. Bai Li and Crew supported new pop starlett Doro during concert on Persephone. >Icarus< Crew saved Red Rock Mining Company from being cleaned by >Grey Wolf< mercenaries.