This page lays out the major events within the Future of Humanity Timeline, with major divergences being in the early 1940s CE.
20th Century
First Cold War
1939-1945 | World War II: World War II is fought between the Axis and Allies for six years. The war ends in 1945 as the single deadliest conflict in human history with over 95 million dead. The war leads to the global dominance of the Soviet Union and the United States, as well as the establishment of the United Nations. |
1946-1955 | American Expansion: The United States purchases Greenland from Denmark in 1946, the ABC Islands from the Netherlands in 1952, and Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and the Bahamas from the United Kingdom in 1955. |
1946-1951 | African Wars of Independence: European colonies across Africa declare independence, forming a loose alliance with each other, eventually joining into the growing United African Republics and gaining full independence in 1951. |
1947 | Beginning of the First Cold War: Many historians consider the implementation of the Truman Doctrine in 1947 as the beginning of the First Cold War, a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, along with their respective blocs. |
1948-1963 | African Bush War: A civilian insurgency against the governments of various African governments by mainly European organizations is waged in the United African Republics long after the Wars of Independence are over. |
1950 | NADO: The North Atlantic Defense Organization is formed between some nations of North America and Western Europe, later expanding across the continent. |
1950-1953 | First Korean War: North Korea, assisted by China and the Soviet Union, invades South Korea, which is assisted by the United States and the United Nations. The war ends in 1953 with a stalemate at the 38th parallel. |
1951 | European Community: Seeking closer economic and political ties in order to help the continent recover from the Second World War, the Leon Treaty was signed and the European Community was established, which would gradually expand to include most of Western Europe. |
1952 | Milan Agreement: Facing economic ruin and military strain in their remaining colonies, multiple European colonial empires sign the Milan Agreement, promising either independence or full integration (by referendum) of all remaining colonies within 30 years. |
1957-1974 | Indochina War: Communist and Republican forces in former Frech Indochina engage in a brutal guerliia war, supported by their respective global blocs. The war ends in 1974 with the defeat of Republican forces and the establishment of the Indochinese Union. |
1957-1969 | First Space Age: The launch of the first artificial satellite by the Soviet Union begins the First Space Age, mainly consisting of a race to land the first humans on Luna. |
1961-1963 | South African War: South Africa, the only majority-white state on the continent, falls into civil war between the white upper class and African underclass. The civil war results in an intervention by the United African Republics and eventual annexation of South Africa. |
1962 | Cuban Missile Crisis: The deployment of Soviet nuclear bombs to Cuba triggers an international incident that almost brings the world to nuclear war. The conflict is resolved with both the Soviet Union and the United States withdrawing nuclear weapons from Cuba and Turkey. |
1963 | Suez War: Israel goes to war with it's neighboring nations, primarily Egypt, over control of the Suez Canal, Sinai Peninsula, and Jordanian West Bank. The war ends after 11 days with an UN-facilitated joint-administration area over the Suez Canal and the Israeli annexation of the West Bank. |
1964 | Commonwealth of Oceania: The former British commonwealths of Australia and New Zealand are merged into the Commonwealth of Oceania, including British holdings in the South Pacific. |
1969 | Andes Cooperative Union: The ACU is created between Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. |
1969 | First Lunar Landing: The American Apollo 11 mission becomes the first to land humans on the surface of Luna. |
1970 | Sale of the Falkland Islands: The United Kingdom sells the Falkland Islands to Argentina as part of the Milan Agreement. |
1971-1978 | Second Spanish Civil War: The assassination of Francisco Franco plunges the Spanish State into a three-way civil war, with Republican and Socialist factions supported by their respective global blocs. The war ends in 1978 with a victory for the Republican faction and the establishment of the Third Spanish Republic. |
1977 | Union of Arab Emirates: The Union of Arab Emirates gains independence from the United Kingdom. |
1980 | Shangri-La Agreement: A diplomatic summit between the Israeli government and various Palestinian political leaders in the United States results in the creation of Israel-Palestine. |
1982-1988 | Iran-Iraq War: Iran and Iraq go to war over the dominance of the Persian Gulf. The war ends in a stalemate, resulting in extremist insurgencies within both countries. |
1985 | Reykjavik Summit: American and Soviet leaders meet in Reykjavik, Iceland. The resulting agreement states that both the United States and the Soviet Union will work to eliminate all nuclear weapons within 20 years. |
1987-2002 | Third Mexican Revolution: The assassination of Mexican President Luis Álvarez launches Mexico into a brutal civil war between the national government, socialist forces, and various guerilla forces. |
1988 | Reunification of Germany: East and West Germany are reunified after 43 years of division following World War II. The new German state is declared officially neutral and is not allowed to join any formal US or Soviet-led alliance for 15 years. |
1989 | Shuttle-Buran: American Space Shuttle Atlantis and Soviet Buran-orbiter Ptichka dock in Low Earth Orbit. Their crews would meet, shake hands, and exchange gifts. The mission would effectively end the Space Race and begin cooperation between nations in space. |
1990-1993 | Yugoslavian Revolution: A republican uprising begins against the communist government of Yugoslavia, partially supported by the United States and European Community. The war results in the disbandment of the communist government and the creation of the United Balkan States. |
1993 | European Union: The Strasbourg Treaty is signed, dissolving the European Community and establishing the European Union in it's place, allowing for deeper political and economic cooperation between its member states. |
1993 | End of the First Cold War: At the Malta Summit, American and Soviet leadership would declare an end to the cold war and a 'resetting' of diplomatic and political relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. |
Great Interlude
1993-1996 | US-Soviet Summits: A series of diplomatic summits would be held between the United States and the Soviet Union, sometimes involving leaders of other countries as well. The summits result in the signature of multiple treaties dealing with arms control, trade, and other political issues. |
1994 | International Space Station: The first piece of the International Space Station is launched by the Soviet Union. More modules would be added by other countries between 1994 and 2027. |
1994-1999 | Kashmir War: War breaks out between and increasingly nationalist India and neighboring Pakistan. The war is more-or-less a stalemate, with both sides refraining from using their nuclear arsenals under threat of outside intervention and global consequences. The war ends in 1999 with India annexing parts of Kashmir & subsequently proclaiming the Bharat Republic. |
1996 | Union of South American Nations: The La Paz Accords transform the Andes Cooperative Union into the Union of South American Nations, fostering closer political and economic ties between the member states. |
1997 | Union of Eurasian Republics: After nearly two decades of political and economic reform, the Soviet Union is dissolved and the Union of Eurasian Republics is formed in its place. |
1999 | Oceanic Independence: The Commonwealth of Oceania formally votes for independence from the United Kingdom, establishing the Oceanic Republic. |
21st Century
Great Interlude
2002 | Baltic Union: The former Soviet states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania form the Baltic Union, with the capital in Riga. |
2003-2016 | Second Chinese Civil War: The People's Republic of China dissolves into fighting between the communist government, a large republican alliance supported by the Western Bloc, and numerous separatist factions. That war ends in 2016 as the deadliest conflict since World War II with the dissolution of the PRC and the establishment of the Chinese Second Republic. |
2004-2007 | Second Korean War: A naval skirmish between North and South Korean naval forces boils over into a full-scale conflict, with a US-led coalition seeking to secure the North's small nuclear arsenal, while both Koreas seek to absorb the other. The war ends in 2007 with South Korea annexing the North and forming the United Korean Republic. |
2006-2060 | Return of the Nuclear Age: In 2006, North Korea would detonate three battlefield nuclear weapons against enemy forces, officially returning nuclear weapons to warfare for the first time since World War II. |
2007 | NACA: The North American Cooperation Association is established primarily between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as well as some other Central American and Caribbean nations. |
2007 | Lunar Colonization: Horizon Base is established in June 2007 as the first permanently-inhabited base on Luna. It is followed in Korolev Base in 2008 and New Jamestown, the first civilian colony, in 2010. |
2009 | Ankang Nuclear Incident: The misfire of a Chinese nuclear missile results in the detonation of a 4.2 megaton nuclear warhead near Ankang, China. The first nuclear weapon used in warfare since World War II kills an estimated 60,000 civilians and injures another 250,000. |
2010 | Financial Crisis: The collapse of the housing bubble in the United States sends the world into a recession that lasts roughly 15 months. In this time, global economic growth dropped by approximately 2.5%. |
2010-2045 | The Upheaval: Economic recession, the destruction of infrastructure systems all over the world, growing political tension between the two global blocs, and the movement of millions of people as the result of global warming result in social and political unrest worldwide. |
2011 | Turkish State: An increasingly authoritarian and militarist Turkey begins to withdraw from the Western Bloc. In 2012, Turkey occupies most of Syria and Lebanon and in 2015 withdraws from NATO, seeking closer ties to the Eurasian Union. |
2012 | Union of Mashriq Republics: The Black-and-White Revolution of 2011-2012 abolishes the monarchies of the Union of Arab Emirates, establishing a parliamentary democracy in its place. The Union of Mashriq Republics is born. |
2015 | 26/06/15: Simultaneous terror attacks across the European Union plunge the continent into chaos for nearly 24 hours. Attacks in 14 European cities kill nearly 2,300 civilians and injure over 4,000. |
2016 | Rise of Bharat: The Bharat Republic annexes the smaller states on its periphery, bringing on global commendation in the process over this alongside it's growing nuclear arsenal and military. |
2017 | Growth of the UMR: The Union of Mashriq Republics is joined by neighboring Iraq and Oman. Jordan and an increasingly unstable Yemen also enter into talks for membership, joining in 2019 and 2023, respectively. |
2018 | UNSA: The United Nations Space Administration is chartered between NASA, JSDA, the ESA, and Eurcosmos, promoting increased cooperation and partnership in space. |
2019 | First Mars Landing: Ares 1 touches down in Lophoron Crater, bringing the first six humans to the surface of Mars. |
2019 | Mass Lunar Colonization: The Luna Accords are signed, officially authorizing and setting terms for large-scale civilian colonization of Luna. Within two decades, thousands would flock to cislunar space and establish colonies. |
2019-2085 | Global Warming Crisis: Between the late 2010s and late 2020s, large parts of Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets would break off into the sea. This along with increasing global temperatures would result in harsher weather and the slow rise of sea levels worldwide. |
2020 | End of the British Commonwealth: Following the deaths of Elizabeth II in March and George VII in November, the Commonwealth of Nations dissolves, with most remaining nations forming republics. |
2020-2050 | Third Industrial Revolution: The first half of the 21st century, particularly the 2020s and 2030s, would see dramatic shifts to green technologies, an ever-increasing rate of automation, and the proliferation of new systems requiring intensive engineering and development. |
2021 | PESCI: The Eurasian Union, Bharat, Turkey, and Turkestan form the Pan-Eurasian Strategic Cooperation Initiative, establishing mutual defense and economic assistance. |
2021 | AEDU: The Asian Economic and Defensive Union is established between Japan, China, and Korea, later expanding to include parts of Southeast Asia. |
2021 | Scandinavian Confederation: Sweden and Norway vote to unite into the Scandinavian Confederation, with the capital in Gothenburg. |
Second Cold War
2022 | Beginning of the Second Cold War: Many consider the 2022 State of the Union address in the United States, which heavily criticized Eurasian actions and called for greater American military & diplomatic cooperation with US allies, as the unofficial beginning of the Second Cold War. |
2022 | Rise of Indonesia: An increasingly Islamist and Nationalist Indonesia leaves and distances itself from ASEAN, unofficially drawing closer to Bharat and Eurasia. |
2022 | Asteroid Exploration: Asteroid 10302-Roosevelt is towed into lunar orbit by the United States, the first country to do so. Roosevelt is the first of over 200 asteroids towed into Earth's sphere during the 21st century. |
2023 | World Climate Change Summit: Representatives from most nations on Earth meet in Paris to discuss coordinated action against Global Warming. The Paris Convention results in all signatories agreeing to phase out dirty energies and to go carbon-neutral or carbon-negative within 45 years. |
2023-2026 | Mexico in Anarchy: Growing political corruption, economic stagnation, and the effects of global warming throw Mexico into anarchy between the central government and numerous political factions. |
2024 | American Intervention in Mexico: The United States offers military assistance to the Mexican central government and is accepted, secretly being turned over Baja California in the process. American troops come to occupy and eventually annex the states of Rio Grande and Sonora. The United States receives heavy criticism from the Eurasian Union and USAN. |
2025 | Canada joins the United States: The recently-established Canadian Republic narrowly votes to join the United States. They are annexed in 2025 and all provinces are officially admitted as new states in July 2026. |
2025 | Nuclear Rearmament: 2025 is the first year since 1985 in which the number of nuclear weapons on Earth increased, totaling 16,291. Nuclear rearmament (primarily in the United States and Eurasian Union) would reach a peak of 20,370 in 2045. |
2026 | Caribbean Collapse: Rising sea levels, increasingly bad weather, and a local recession drive most Caribbean nations into economic ruin and political collapse. Thousands flee both northward to the United States and southward into Central American and the USAN. |
2026 | Reyes Proposition: Prompted by the collapse of Mexico and the Caribbean, the United States extends an offer of economic assistance in exchange for annexation, with the promise to become a state within ten years of annexation. Over this offer is accepted by numerous countries in the Caribbean and Central America. |
2026-2028 | First Phobos and Deimos Landings: Eris 1 and Eris 2 land on Phobos and Deimos as part of the Ares 4 and Ares 5 missions, respectively. |
2027 | Eurasian Expansion: The Eurasian Union annexes Turkestan, bringing condemnation from the United States and European Union. |
2027-2040 | Iranian Collapse: The assassination of the Iranian Ayatollah results in Iran breaking apart into a civil war between the central Islamic government and a variety of opposition forces. Both The Union of Arab Republics and Eurasian Union intervene, with the support of their respective blocs. The Collapse ends in 2040 with the Eurasian Union occupying Southern Azerbaijan and Golestan, with the Union of Arab Republics (which soon changes its name to the Union of Mashriq Republics) claiming control over the rest. |
2028-2039 | Lunar Commonwealths: Between 2028 and 2039, eight extraplanetary holdings are formed on Luna. |
2029 | USAN Unites: The Montevideo Treaty establishes common foreign policy, law, trade policy, and defense between all USAN members, effectively creating a single country. |
2030-2051 | Golden Age of Malaccan Piracy: The opening of the Kra Canal in 2028 leads to an explosion of piracy throughout Malacca and the South China Sea, partially facilitated by an increasingly-unstable Indonesia. |
2031-2037 | Tigris-Euphrates Conflict: Tensions between Turkey and the UMR over control of the valuable Tigris and Euphrates rivers boil over into a proxy conflict between PESCI and the United States, primarily within Turkish-occupied Syria, Western Kurdistan, and later neighboring Iran. |
2032 | Cuba Collapses: The assassination of Alejandro Castro throws Cuba, a Eurasian ally, into anarchy. American troops intervene as 'peacekeeping forces' and effectively annex the island nation, drawing condemnation from PESCI. |
2032 | First Martian Colonization: Tharsistown, the first permanently-inhabited Mars base, is established by the crew of Ares 8. |
2033 | Thai Revolution: Growing economic instability, political corruption, and dissatisfaction with the monarchy cause an intense period of civil unrest and resistance, culminating in the overthrow of the civilian government and major reforms within the Thai monarchy. |
2035 | Nuclear Fusion: An experiment in the United States results in the first controlled use of nuclear fusion for energy production. A similar experiment is conducted in 2036 by the Eurasian Union. Within a decade, Nuclear Fusion becomes a viable source of energy production and spreads worldwide. |
2037 | Panama Crisis: As a result of growing economic tension between the USA and USAN, the latter closes the Panama Canal from all military traffic from the USA and it's sphere and limits commercial travel from the same. The closure results in a 6-month economic standoff which drives the world into recession. The crisis is resolved with the Panama Canal opened and sweeping border agreements between the USA and USAN. |
2037-2060 | Zagros War: Remnant forces loyal to the Iranian government engage in a brutal guerilla war against both the Union of Mashriq Republics and the Eurasian Union. |
2041-2042 | Falklands War: Facing economic & political instability, pro-European guerilla forces take control of the Falklands Islands, eventually ceding control back to the United Kingdom and European Union. |
2042-2060 | Afghanistan & Pakistan: Afghanistan and Pakistan both collapse into several warring states throughout the 2040s and 2050s. Afghanistan eventually joins the UMR along with the Baluchistan region of Pakistan. The rest of Pakistan is divided and becomes subject to Bharat, |
2042 | First Ceres Landing: the American-led Demeter 1 touches down on the surface of Ceres, carrying a team of 8 astronauts. |
2042-2070 | Main Belt Exploration: The American and Eurasian blocs compete in the exploration of the largest Main Belt asteroids throughout the later-half of the 21st century. |
2042 | Phobos and Deimos Colonization: Laputa and Hall Bases are established on Phobos and Deimos, respectively. The bases act as a gateway to ships entering Mars orbit. |
2042-2061 | Aztlan War: A guerilla war is fought against the United States in Mexico, primarily against the American integration of the Mexican states. |
2043 | Fall of Indonesia: The central regime of Indonesia falls apart in the early 2040s. As a result, multiple small client states are set up between the AEDU and Oceanic Republic, which is slowly integrated throughout the remainder of the century. |
2043 | Caelonesian Space Race: Conquistador Station is constructed in Lunar Orbit, providing ample habitation for 5,000 residents. It is the first of dozens of permanent orbital habitats constructed around Earth and Luna. |
2043 | Zilant Station Incident: A rogue Orbital Debris Maintenance vehicle crashes into the Eurasian Zilant Station in Earth orbit, killing all aboard. The incident briefly raises tensions between the European Union and Eurasian Union before the incident is attributed to the mental decline of the European orbital debris technician in charge of the vehicle. |
2047 | European Unification: After years of debate, a vote to unify the European Union into a single federation passes, officially establishing the European Federal Union. |
2049-2051 | Golden Eye Syndrome: An outbreak of a new disease quickly spreads out of Gujarat, Bharat. While relatively harmless to humans, the disease infects and kills over 85 million domestic and wild animals. |
2050 | Fall of Turkey: Months of protests against the political establishment, economic inequality & recession, and the military complex in Turkey leads to the total collapse of the country. Syria & Lebanon immediately join the UMR while a guerilla war is fought against Eurasian forces who advance into Anatolia. |
2050-2064 | Federalization of the European Union: The first two decades of the European Federal Union's existence would be marked by a period of political struggle between the central government in Brussels and the various states. |
2050 | Ares Concordat: 31 years following the first manned Mars landing, the Ares Concordat is signed, establishing the rules and setting a plan for the mass colonization and terraforming of the planet. |
2054-2055 | Eurasian Revolution: A coup against Eurasian President Alenin Petrov results in the dissolution of the Eurasian Union and the formation of the Eurasian Association. During this time, several regions on the border break away and join the European Union, UMR, and Japan (part of the AEDU). |
2055 | End of the Second Cold War: Eurasian and American leadership meet at a summit in Algiers, proclaiming an end to the Second Cold War and establishing a new, cooperative relationship between the two global blocs. |
Stabilization Era
2056 | Growing Offworld Population: The population of Luna nears 400 thousand, while the population in Earth Orbit nears 5,000. Less than a decade after mass colonization was permitted, Mars' population surpasses 20,000. |
2057 | De-extinction: The passenger pigeon is officially declared 'unextinct' after revival by Genesis Incorporated, the first of several revived species to date. |
2057 | Cairo Agreement: The European Union, Eurasian Association, Union of Mashriq Republics, and AEDU meet and agree to settle all pre-existing land disputes which came as a result of the Second Cold War and Eurasian Revolution. |
2058 | First Martian Boom: The massive influx of colonists to Mars would result in a boom of industries relating to bringing in and accommodating new residents. The Boom would last until the early 2060s. |
2059 | AEDU Unites: The Shanghai Protocol establishes common foreign policy, military, civil law, and trade between all AEDU members, drawing it's member states much closer together. |
2060 | Second United Nations Charter: The United Nations is rechartered. The Security Council is reformed into the Executive Council (headed by the Secretary-General), the General Assembly is split into the General and Parliamentary Assemblies, and the International Court of Justice is made the official judicial branch of the UN. The Charter also gives the UN sweeping new powers. |
2060 | Lausanne Summit: A year after the end of the Second Cold War, the nuclear-armed nations of the world meet in Lausanne to establish a denuclearization program. Each country agrees to scale down their nuclear arsenals over the next few decades, with all nuclear weapons being gone by 2140. |
2061 | Carbon Neutral: Growing green technologies, the proliferation of nuclear fusion, and small-scale geoengineering projects result in human civilization being more-or-less carbon neutral. |
2062 | UN Administrative Zones: The United Nations uses its new powers to claim jurisdiction over multiple areas of Earth (with their owner countries' permission), mostly to serve as protected nature preserves and world heritage sites. |
2063 | Israel-Palestine joins the UMR: The Beirut Deal makes Israel-Palestine an associated state of the UMR. The country would later be fully absorbed as the Palestine-Sinai and the Special Associative Republic of Israel in 2088. |
2063-2071 | Fossil Crisis: The discovery of fossils of live native to Mars throws both Mars and Earth into chaos. Calls for the end of terraformation are heeded when the UNSA suspends terraforming and colonization indefinitely while an astrobiological survey is done, forcing the rudimentary Martian economy into a depression. Colonization would be allowed to resume in 2065, but terraforming activities would be halted. |
2064 | Planet Nine: Tartarus, the ninth planet of the Sol System, is discovered by the Deep Sight Space Telescope. |
2064 | Ceres Colonization: Demeter Base is set up on Ceres, the first permanently-inhabited colony in the Main Asteroid Belt. |
2065-2067 | 2060s Recession: The collapse of the defense industry and the transition to the space economy cause a worldwide recession. |
2067-present | Mass Geoengineering: Large scale geoengineering projects begin during the late 2060s and early 2070s. The Aral Sea is refilled, Africa begins to construct a series of artificial seas in the Sahara, and Oceania begins a massive project to turn the Outback into lush grassland, complete with a large inland sea. |
2067 | Euphrates Exclusion Zone: Lake Tabqa in the Union of Mashriq Republics is quickly put under UN jurisdiction, with its nearly 40,000 citizens quickly relocated. The area is still under heavy security. |
2071 | End of the Fossil Crisis: The 2063 Martian Astrobiological Survey ends with no present life being found on Mars. Terraforming is allowed to resume, albeit under new regulations. |
2072-2082 | Exploration of Venus: The Ishtar Program sends multiple manned missions to the cloud tops of Venus, each carrying 8 astronauts to a large, blimp-like base. |
2072 | Mass Colonization of Mars' Moons: The bases of Phobos and Deimos undergo massive expansions and open to civilian colonization, skyrocketing the moon's populations. |
2073-present | First Space Renaissance: Extraplanetary populations continue to skyrocket, with approximately 4.5 million humans living outside Earth in 2075, increasing to nearly 5 million in 2080. By 2110, the total Offworld population would be approximately 16 million. |
2073-2085 | Second Martian Boom: With the end of the Fossil Crisis, the Martian population begins to skyrocket. The planetwide population was recorded at 705,000 in 2070, increasing to 1.8 million in 2080. |
2078 | Catholic Rift: The election of Pope Stephen XII causes to informal secession of most of the diocese of North & South America, which form the New World Catholic Church. |
2080-2085 | African Reforms: The United African Republics undergoes a period of great political reform in the early 2080s, culminating in the establishment of the African Federation in 2085. |
2082-present | Aphrodite Program: The Aphrodite Program uses semi-permanent floating bases to harvest Venusian CO2 to thicken the atmosphere of Mars. |
2085 | End of the Global Warming Crisis: In the mid-2080s, Global CO2 emissions reached a record low, and sea-level rise began to slow at 1.1m above pre-Anthropocene levels. Despite this, more than 200 million people had been displaced and the economic toll stood at nearly $100 trillion. |
2089 | UNAMM: The United Nations establishes the United Nations Administration for the Martian Moons on Phobos and Deimos, technically the first nation beyond Earth and Luna. |
2093 | Bharat joins the AEDU: The Asian-Bharati Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation is signed, bring Bharat into the AEDU under a modified version of the Shanghai Protocol. |
Pax Solaris
2094 | Addis Ababa Earthquake: The capital city of the African Federation is struck by an 8.1-magnitude earthquake, leveling most of the city and killing nearly five thousand. The government is relocated to an emergency capital in Dar es Salaam and is expected to stay there until at least 2115. |
2097 | Cupid: Asteroid 2004 FY19 is moved into a stable orbit around Venus, becoming an artificial moon of the planet used to coordinate gas-extraction operations within the atmosphere. |
2098 | UNACP: The Port Drummond Accord establishes the United Nations Association of Caelonesian Polities. |
22nd Century
Pax Solaris
2100 | First Space Elevator: The UNSA begins the construction of the Bifrost Space Elevator in Gabon. Construction is expected to end by 2120. |
2103 | Xōchipilli: Asteroid 1989 QZ11 is moved into a stable orbit of Ceres, becoming the dwarf planet's moon for the purposes of mining. |
2103 | Apollo Spaceport: Construction begins on Apollo Spaceport on Luna, the first fully independently-operating spaceport off of Earth. |
2105-present | Martian Holdings: As of 2110, three extraplanetary holdings have been created on Mars. More are expected to be created in the coming decade. |
Projected Future Events
22nd Century
2112 | Manned Exploration of Jupiter: The Zeus-1 mission will arrive in the Jupiter system around June 2112, exploring for three years before departing again in 2115, finally returning to Earth in 2118. |
2120 | Phobos and Deimos: The UNAMM estimates that the hollowing-out of Phobos and Deimos will be complete by 2120. The interiors of both moons will be paraterraformed to provide for more living space. |
2140 | End of Nuclear Weapons: According to the Lausanne Treaty, all nuclear weapons will have been dismantled by 2140. |
2145 | Growing Offworld Populations: Mars' population will surpass 10 million, while Luna will surpass 17 million. |
2160 | Earth's Slowing Population Growth: Earth's population will surpass 11 billion around 2160, 55 years after surpassing 10 billion. Population growth is expected to slow and even plateau at around 12 billion as off-world populations continue to grow. |
2190 | Climate Reversal: Some scientists predict that Earth may begin cooling down, with sea levels dropping back to Pre-Anthropocene levels near the end of the 22nd century. |
Past 22nd Century
2250 | Mars Habitable: Mars' atmosphere will have an average surface pressure of about 1 standard atm, with an average surface temperature of about 5°C, making it almost fully habitable for humans without much assistance. |
2300 | Earth's Recovery: The United Nations Global Climate Security Office (UNGCSO) projects that if global climate change does reverse, Earth's atmosphere and climate will have fully recovered from the Industrial Revolution by around 2300. |