2020's - Tensions rise again between east and west, caused by both the second Ukrainian crisis and East Asian coups. History repeats itself again as NATO and the Russian-Chinese alliance are at each other's throats, building up their nuclear arsenals and racing each other to better their space faring capabilities. (Cold war II)
2025 - Mars one, despite the world stage, goes ahead with many different nationalities participating to set up a permanent colony on mars. The tensions between east and west ease off for a moment as the whole world watches the brave crew of Mars one go the 'furthest man has gone'. The trip takes seven months.
2026 - Mars one arrives on mars and a temporary colony is set up.
Planet Nine is also discovered. It is named Jana, after the roman goddess of secrets. It's aphelion orbit is 1200 AU's.
2028 - Russia/China launch a program to create nuclear weapons with powerful booster rockets. NATO, because of the Cold War, race their counterpart to it, leading to early prototypes and developments of a nuclear fusion engine.
2030 - After many years of research, ups and downs, achievement and failure, even before the second Cold War, Austrian born Marcel Schuster (Involved with NASA and NATO) develops the first, space capable Plasma Propulsion Engine, shortening distances between Earth and its fellow planets by a significant amount of time. The PPE/VASIMR (Variable specific impulse magneto-plasma rocket) is capable of reaching speeds up to 34 miles per second.
2032 - the first PPE/VASIMR capable transport, carrying supplies needed for a fruitful colony on the moon. The tensions between east and west ease off greatly as this achievement is for all mankind.
2032 - President of the UN, Friedrich Koehler quotes "the feat mankind achieved today was astronomical, historical. However, it only managed to happen because of the threat of war, so let's put aside our differences as the future is for all humanity."
2033 - PPE/VASIMR transports carry supplies and materials for more colonies on mars. It takes 39 days to get there. They also give the chance to the Mars One astronauts to return to Earth or even the new Moon colony as they could not have without the help of the plasma propulsion engines.
2035 - The first successful moon colony is established. It consists of many giant 'biodomes' which can have a breathable atmosphere, plants can grow and most importantly, people can live there. The colony is called Solis (Latin) and is positioned in the Mare Imbrium. The cost to go and live on the moon is $6000000, however this will decrease over time.
2037 - The first successful Mars colony is established also consisting of large biodomes. The colony is named Primus (Latin) and it costs $8000000, this also decreases over time, however.
2040 - By this time, most fossil fuels are replaced with a renewable hydrogen engine. This achievement greatly decreases global warming, however the effect left on the planet before the change means there is 'a lot to clear up after.' Ridding Earth of the pollution still present in its atmosphere may take decades...or centuries.
2042 - More colonies are established on the Moon, they are: Griffin (Mare Crisium), Anglia Luna (Mare Serenitatis), Russiky Luna (Copernicus), Kepler (Kepler crater). On Mars, there is: New Rome, Prometheus and Olympus (Near Olympus Mons).
2045 - An orbital station is placed in orbit around Venus. It is large enough to allow people to live there. It is named Ignis.
2046 - UN announces that two new colonies are to be made on the moons of Europa and Titan, orbiting both Jupiter and Saturn respectively.
2047 - Artificial gravity is perfected and inserted into transport ships, allowing easier travel to the colonies
2048 - The colony ships reach Europa and Titan. Europa's colony is built into the ice and the massive ocean below it, as to keep safe from the suns rays when Jupiter's magnetotail is not protecting the moon. The abundance of liquid water in Europa's ocean provides the colonists drinking water and also greatly decreases water shortages on Earth.
On Titan, the Methane lakes provide energy through the use of hydroelectricity. Titans colony is also a growing tourist location because of the view of Saturn.
2049 - Titans colony is named Harmony and Europa's is named Jovian.
2050 - Railgun weapons are perfected. The M1 SMD (Stationary Mass Driver) is built and fitted to a space capable ship. This is the first step towards space warships.
2052 - An orbital mining platform is stationed in orbit above Saturn, mining Hydrogen, Helium 3 and, in some cases, Methane. It is needed for nuclear propulsion/plasma propulsion.
2055 - the Early Warning Station program is accepted and the UN goes to work building stations around the Asteroid Belt to warn Earth and Mars about possible asteroid trajectories on collision courses with the two planets.
2060 - 10 Early warning stations are now active and have crews of 20 people, swapping with fresh personnel every six months. A singular station is situated in orbit around Uranus, however, early warning is its secondary objective. The Uranus station also carries many deep space exploration satellites, one of them is Voyager 3.
2061 - Voyager 3 is launched and because of better technology, is able to stay in contact longer than its first and second counterparts. Also, in being launched further from Earth, Voyager 3 may be able to reach Alpha Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System, although this will take centuries.
2066 - More gas mining colonies are set up around Saturn. Mining probes are sent into the asteroid belt and Saturns rings to mine water from asteroids with ice in them. Around this time, the first signs of uprisings to separate from Earth appear on Europa's colony, Jovian. This is the beginning of the FJR (Free Jovian Rebels)
2067 - The first military space faring vessel is launched. It is called the UNIN (United Nations Interplanetary Navy) Endurance. It is armed with 50mm Close In Weapons Systems, 125mm Orbital Bombardment Cannons, Stationary Mass driver (Railgun) and 4 Vulture Nuclear Warheads (Nuclear weapons are only allowed on ships if the government approves, most likely in times of war, or if at DEFCON 1) It has a PPE/VASIMR Mk III engine.
2070 - The UN reforms into the United Nations Interplanetary Government, which governs all the colonies and their nations, including Earth. Each nation from Earth and all her colonies has a say in how the system should be run and the UNIG headquarters is located in New York, USA (In the original UN building)
2071 - The United Nations Interplanetary Government Armed Forces (UNIGAF) is established along with the original United Nations Interplanetary Navy (UNIN). Earth nation militaries still exist however.
2074 - Human population exceeds 11 billion, 20 years prior to the former UN predictions in the 2010's. UNIGAF has approximately 5,211,490 active soldiers and 2,573,392 in reserve, 301,832 Main Battle Tanks, 348,393 atmospheric jet fighters, 137,483 AOF's (Atmosphere to Orbit Fighters), 247,372 Mobile Missile launchers, 505,489 Manned artillery pieces, 58,408 Mobile Anti Air/Orbit Guns and 100 stationary coilgun turrets and a nuclear stockpile of around 700 nukes.
UNIN has 100 Light Battle-frigates, 100 Heavy Battle-Frigates, 75 Mk III Battlecruisers, 50 A class Dreadnoughts and 3 Main Heavy War Cruisers. All ships have 20-60 CIWS, 2 IPBM's, 125mm OBC's, 4-10 Vulture class Nuclear warheads and 1-3 Stationary Mass Drivers (SMD's). All ships can carry up to 100 FX-96 Space Capable Fighter Craft, 75 FX-52 Space Capable Long Range Bombers and 2 SR93 Blackbird Spy Space Plane.
2075 - Most of Mars is terraformed, the atmosphere can now hold a fair amount of breathable air and this opens the way for more cities to be built on Mars. However, the resources used to terraform run dry. Experts say they won't be able to terraform again until at least 2160.
2077 - Many types of cancer can now be easily treated. This means human life expectancy goes up to a guaranteed 90 years and a likely 100 years old.
2079 - 20 years faster than its counterpart, Voyager 3 exits the solar system and arrives in interstellar space. At this point, the personnel aboard Uranus 1 Space station activate its Semi-power VASIMR rocket. This means that Voyager 3 could possibly catch up with Voyager 1.
2080 - Voyager 3 sends back a picture to Uranus 1 and it shows millions of tiny speckles of light which are distant stars, however, in the middle of the picture there is a larger, brighter speck. It is the sun. The picture is hung up in the SPG's headquarters with the caption - 'Humanity's achievement' above it.
2083 - The Jovian crisis begins. Free Jovian rebels attack a UNIG transport. The UNIG responds in kind with the intervention of the USFE-UNIGAF (Unity of Special Forces Executive) which consists of the best of Earths Special forces. Special forces such as SAS, Delta Force, Navy Seals, GIGN, GSG9, SEK, Spetznaz, MARCOS, SSG, Green berets, Shayetet 13, etc...
The conglomerate of spec ops soldiers successfully defeat and destroy the rebellion and restores peace. The USFE bloody their talons and are a force to be reckoned with.
2085 - Second Jovian crisis begins, once again put down by USFE. After this, an large Stationary Mass Driver is built near Olympus on Mars to protect the planet from hostile FJR ships. Another is built on Earth in southern Siberia. This new model of SMD's are called PDSMD's (Planetary Defence Stationary Mass Driver)
2090 - The FTL experiment disaster happens. Scientists attempting to create faster than light engines die because of a radiation leak in their creation. The project is immediately closed down and the UNIG won't permit another one until 2110.
2100 - The Hawkeye Mk 1 telescope is established on Mars. It is able to magnify its lenses at great lengths and still create a clear picture. The 'great glass eye' as Hawkeye is nicknamed focuses its lenses on the closest interstellar neighbour, the Alpha Centauri system, which is 4.5 light years from Earth and captures a clear image of an earth like planet orbiting the star. UNIG promises that they will let the FTL project reopen in 2110 at this historical discovery.
2110 - UNIG allows the FTL program to reopen. Many volunteer to raise money and help in the project.
2111 - Powerful radio signals are detected coming from the Epsilon Indi system, 12 light years from Earth. UNIG ups the military budget just in case it may be hostile alien life.
2112 - The ECI (Executive of Central Intelligence-UNIG) covers up the powerful radio signal mystery to the public. The file containing the information on the incident is only known to 10 individuals amongst the UNIG. Not even it's president knows.
2113 - Madu Rashidi becomes the president of UNIG. Human population reaches 13 billion.
2114 - UNIG accept the bill to create the Sol Class Main Heavy War Dreadnought, a military vessel proposed to be 2 km long. Construction starts the following year.
2117 - Present date...
UNIGAF equipment list:
UNIGAF consists of five sections
1. Land army (Infantry/Army rangers/Home guard/Artillery corps/Medic corps)
2. Air Force (Fighter jets/AO Fighters/Space capable Fighters)
3. Aquatic Navy
4. Vehicle corps (Tanks/Troop transports/MML/MAAOG)
5. Marine corps (Land, Ocean, Space)
Infantry equipment list:
Assault rifles - CUA 70, AKm-98, m6a2, MCR 200, SCAR-X, FACP-24
SMG's - MCR-U, HK MP5-97, P50MA1, Kriss Vector
Shotguns - KS11, AA63, Hutchinson A3, Benelli M3037
Sniper Rifles - KDPS-41, M82A6, L117a3
LMG's - M464, M8 Crisium, LSW 43,
Launchers - Type 54 Surface to Surface Launcher (T54 SSL), AV/A 62, M840 Individual grenade launcher, Javelin Heavy launcher.
Pistols - AL9, .44 Magnum, OLY-M12, M1SP
Heavy - M2098 Heavy Automatic Turret, Type 52 Stationary Coilgun turret (Prototype)
Misc - M5 HE Frag Grenade, M7 SEMTEX, M12 Tactical Flash-bang, M3 Smoke screen, M11 EMP Grenade, OTR Flare Device, NVO Goggles (Night vision), Thermal/Infrared viewing device, EDTIN Binoculars, X8 Combat knife
Attachments - Standard Ext Mag/Dual mag, M414 Grenade launcher, M119 UnSl Flamethrower, TAA Laser sight, B1 flashlight, B7 strobe stun light, M32 ACOG scope, M7 SLD adjustable scope, Red dot sight, Reinforced stock (any weapon)
Vehicles:
Land -
Ocelot V Main battle tank - One Heavy main cannon and two Stationary defence turrets.
Jaguar II BTR
Zeus IV SUV
Janus III Armoured Humvee
Disciple I Armoured Troop Transport
Weston Mobile Missile launcher
Weston Mobile Anti Air / Orbit Gun
Weston Mobile Semi Mass Driver (prototype)
Air -
F-44 Eighth Generation Jet
X-99 Atmosphere to Orbit Fighter craft
P-09 Hyper-Engine Fighter
B-75 Long range Stratofortress
C-8 Stealth Class Bomber
AC 130-B Air support vehicle
C 130 Troop transport
Predator drone/Atmos/Space capable weapons pod(ASCWP)
SR 93/A-Blackbird Spyplane
UH 120 Support Helicopter
CH 144 Chinook
AH 12 Warhawk Helicopter
UNIN - Space vessels
FX-96 Space capable fighter craft
FX-52 Space capable long range bomber
SUS-86 (Space Utility Shuttle)
SR 93/S - Spy Spaceplane
Washington class Light Battle Frigate (LBF)
340 metres long
Southampton class Heavy Battle Frigate (HBF) 410 metres long
Tyrant class Mk III Battlecruisers
500 metres long
Berlin A-Class Battle Dreadnought
800 metres long
Interstellar class -Main Heavy War Cruiser
1 kilometre
(Under construction as of 2117) Sol class Main Heavy War Dreadnought.
2 kilometres
Other -
PPE/VASIMR Engine series: (miles/sec)
Mk1 VASIMR - 34 mi/s (39 days to Mars)
Mk2 VASIMR - 36 mi/s (36-7 days to Mars)
Mk3 VASIMR - 39 mi/s (33-4 days to Mars)
Mk 4 VASIMR - current favoured engine - 42 mi/s (30 days/1 month to Mars) or Mk 4 VASIMR military grade, used in navy - 44 mi/s (28 days to Mars)
EWS program (Early Warning Station):
As of 2117, twenty Early warning stations are active in the Solar System.
5 outside the Asteroid Belt (Earthward)
5 in orbit with Jupiter
9 in the Asteroid belt
1 in orbit with Uranus
The EWS warn Earth and the colonies of possible asteroid collisions and harmful interstellar rays. Their secondary objective is to warn of possible 'outside' communication.
Human population: 13 billion (8 billion on Earth, 3 billion on Mars, 1 billion on Europa and Titan each, 10,000 on Ignis station in orbit around Venus, around 5000 in EWS and Gas mining platforms.
Locations:
Moon - Solis, Griffin, Anglia Luna, Russiky Luna, Kepler, New Cairo and Oceanum Vetus.
Mars - Primus, Prometheus, Olympus, New Rome, New Athens and Zhímíndì
Titan - Harmony
Europa - Jovian
Venus orbit - Ignis
Companies:
Weston - Vehicle company, mainly specialise in land vehicles. Develop vehicles for UNIG armed forces. Most land vehicles in UNIGAF are manufactured by Weston.
Reynolds - Develop heavy weaponry. Mainly rocket launchers or any grenade orientated weapons. Also work on magnetic technology to implement into SMD's. Reynolds have tested out the first Magnetic accelerated SMD and are going to implement it into the Planetary defence SMD on Mars by 2118
Southampton Space Vessel Manufacturers (Southampton, UK) - Manufacture space faring vessels for both civilian and military purposes. Developed the Southampton class Heavy Battle Frigate.
Washington State Vessel Yard (Seattle, Washington, USA) - Manufacture Military purpose space vessels. Developed the Washington Class Light Battle Frigate.
Berlin Raumschiff Drydocks (Berlin, Germany) Develop many civilian and military space vessels such as the Tyrant Mk III, Berlin A-Class, Interstellar Class Main Heavy War Cruiser and are constructing the Sol class Main Heavy War Dreadnought.