Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and all related technologies, characters, races and planets are not mine. They belong to MGM.

Any original characters, technologies, races and planets are mine, although I do apologize if I have used the names etc that someone else has come up with. It would more than likely mean that I liked your character so much, I based a character of mine on yours (although I more that likely would have asked you for permission first), however, it could also be nothing more than a big coincidence.

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2001 – January

Construction begins on the third Heracles Class Mining Vessel.

The Terran Commonwealth also begins the development of a dedicated Scout Vessel, capable of not only surveying the various planets, moons and asteroid belts but also patrolling the Solar System and eventually travelling to other systems to explore.

2001 – February

It is anticipated that a fully functioning prototype sensor array for the Cobra fighters will be completed within the next month, and as such, the Terran Commonwealth Council decides to begin construction of the first operational squadron of Cobra Class Fighters.

The Terran Commonwealth also steps up training of pilots for the Cobra's, with the aim of having 2 squadrons worth of pilots trained and ready by the time the first squadron of Cobra's are completed. This is so that the Commonwealth can have a back-up in case of problems with the planes or pilots and so that the pilots can be rotated every so often.

2001 – March

While mining the asteroid belt for resources, the Heracles 02 detects the presence of an unidentified ship anchored to a large asteroid.

After contacting the Commonwealth Council, the Heracles attempts to communicate with the vessel, however, after multiple attempts, with no reply, the Council pulls the Heracles back to Luna 1, and, after several modifications, is sent back out to the unidentified ship, this time with 20 special forces personnel (drawn from across the Terran Commonwealth) with orders to breach the ship's hull and determine the danger presented by it.

After several failed attempts, the Special Forces eventually manage to force their way onto the ship, quickly determining that the ship is abandoned.

After this information is transmitted to the Council, they make the decision to have a group of scientists dispatched to the ship to begin studying it and the technology on board, as, due to the hull design, it is clear that it was not built by the same race that built the crashed ship recovered by the British and the Ha'tak's that attempted to attack Earth.

However, the Council also orders that no damage is to be done to the vessel and no systems are to be disassembled to study them. Although this will increase the time needed to gain a full understanding of the technology, the Council feels that this time increase is a fair trade-off in order to have a functioning ship that can act as a stop-gap defensive platform and act as a patrol and defence vessel until the Terran Commonwealth is capable of designing and building its own ships. It is also hoped that the ship is capable of Faster Than Light travel, and as such, could be used to explore the solar systems surrounding Earth.

Also in this month, the prototype sensor array is completed and installed into one of the training fighters for trials.

After a week of tests, the prototype is declared fully operational and construction begins on the twelve sensor arrays for the 1st Cobra Squadron already under construction.

2001 – April

The construction of Heracles 03 is completed and it begins its Space Trials. These trials, unlike the ones conducted by the Heracles 01 and 02, will involve a flight to the inner planets of the solar system to conduct an initial survey of them.

2001 – May

The Space Trials of Heracles 03 is completed and it is assigned to begin surveying the Rings and Moons of Jupiter and Saturn to determine the presence and abundance of the various needed resources, and to help determine possible locations for a future Space Station.

Also in this month, further research results in the development of a more powerful shield generator prototype.

During tests, the shield generated by the prototype proves to be powerful enough to withstand a direct hit form an AMRAAM, even though it loses the vast majority of its strength doing so.

The Terran Commonwealth Council decides to have a generator installed on each of the Heracles Class Mining Vessels, as well as having generators installed to project shields over the Ring Dome and both Hangars of Luna 1. They also request research into the possibility of installing the shield generators onto the fighters to increase their survivability.

However, the Council is informed that it is unlikely that, even with further research and development, the shield strength can be improved any further without a significant increase in power generation capabilities.

As such, the Council decides to devote even more resources, from both the Terran Commonwealth and from the Terran Commonwealth Research Group, to looking at alternate power sources and to improving existing power generation capabilities. One of the major research focuses is on Nuclear Fusion Reactions, especially Deuterium-Tritium reactions.

2001 – June

The unknown ship's computer is finally accessed and the information contained within it is studied. Although there is some information stored within the computer memory regarding the ship and its technology, the most important and critical information regards the crew of the ship and their logs.

After the logs are translated, it is found that the Goa'uld had attacked the crew's homeworld and they had been sent to attempt to find allies that could assist them in their fight. However, after several months of fruitless searching, they finally encountered Earth, but, after discovering that it was too primitive to assist them in their fight, and that they had lost contact with their homeworld a few weeks previously, the crew, being composed of civilians and scientists, decided to attach the ship to the asteroid, to protect it and ensure that it was available if they needed it, before heading to Earth in their descent pod.

With the data retrieved from the ship's computers and the sensor records' indicating the crew's most likely landing point, the Terran Commonwealth decides to begin searching for the crew.

If the crew is found, the Terran Commonwealth makes the decision to place them under surveillance for several months to determine if they are a threat to Earth or even simply a security risk to the Commonwealth. If it is determined that the crew does not pose a security risk to the Commonwealth, then they will be approached with an offer to work for the Terran Commonwealth.

Also in this month the Terran Commonwealth begins construction of both the Heracles 04, and a prototype scout ship, designed to survey the solar system for resources, to save using the Heracles ships for that task, and also to act as an early warning system to detect any ships entering the Solar System. It is also hoped that once the technology has been developed, the design can then be modified with little effort to incorporate a Hyperdrive engine.

2001 – July

The 1st Cobra Squadron is completed andbegins its Space Trials. These trials will include various dogfights, as well as test firing AMRAAM's against asteroids in the Asteroid Belt to ensure that their targeting sensors are working properly.

2001 – August

With the completion of the 1st Cobra Squadron's Space Trials, they are declared fully operational and are assigned to be used in conjunction with the Training Fighters to help train both the 1st and 2nd squadron pilots in squadron sized manoeuvres and tactics. Meanwhile, the 2nd Cobra Squadron begins construction.

Research of the unknown spaceship's weapons results in a leap forward in the Terran Commonwealth's understanding of Directed Energy Weapon technology. Although still unable to build any weapon even remotely as powerful as the weapons on the ship, the Terran Commonwealth's scientists believe that a fully functioning prototype laser weapon could be completed and ready for testing by the beginning of 2002.

2001 – September

After several months of surveillance, it is decided by the Terran Commonwealth Council to approach several members of the crew. Rather than reveal too much information and potentially expose the Terran Commonwealth in a possibly public and unsecured location, it is decided instead to simply approach each crew member and show them a printout of their crew record as well as a photo of their ship. They will then be informed that if they are interested in a job, they are to go to a specific location where they will be told about it. If they decide to not go, they are informed that it is their decision and that they will then be left alone by the Terran Commonwealth (although they are not told the name of the organisation).

Of the crew members, the only one not approached is Martin Lloyd, as during their surveillance of him, the Terran Commonwealth discovered that not only was he in the public eye with his work on a new television program "Wormhole X-Treme", but that he was also under surveillance from at least the USAF and possibly the NID as well.

Over the course of 2 weeks, all of the members of the crew approached by the Terran Commonwealth decide to take the job offer and are quickly assigned to postings according to their own skills and specialities, as well as their desires. Of the 9-crew members approached: 2 are assigned to the Research teams on Luna 1; 3 are assigned to the construction crews, helping to build the Heracles and Cobra ships and fighters; 1 is assigned to the Heracles 03 as its temporary XO, to learn the ropes etc before being reassigned to the Heracles 04 when it is completed and has undergone Space Trials; and the remaining 3 are assigned back to their own vessel to assist with the study and repair of its systems.

Also in this month, both the Heracles 04 and the prototype Scout Ship, now classified as a Valkyrie Class Scout Ship, are completed and begin Space Trials.

2001 – October

The Vakyrie prototype's, now designated as the Valkyrie 01, Space Trials are completed and it is assigned to commence a complete survey of both Jupiter's and Saturn's Planetary Rings and Moons, in order to determine the best possible place to begin construction of a refining and construction facility capable of building the Heracles Class Ships, as well as future, similar sized or larger ships.

2001 – November

With the help of the crew of the unknown ship (now known by the Terran Commonwealth as a Seran Light Scout Vessel), the ship is repaired, and, after 2 of the Laser weapons of the ship are removed to be studied and reverse engineered at Luna 1, the ship is dispatched to begin surveying all of the star systems within 10 light years of Earth. These star systems are: Alpha Centauri; Proxima Centauri; Barnard's Star; Wolf 359; Lalande 21185; Sirius; Luyten 726-8; and Ross 154. It is also decided to send the ship to survey Epsilon Eridani as that is one of the few systems near to Earth that is believed to likely contain 2 planets. It is anticipated that this survey will last for approximately 6-7 months and will result in a complete survey of each system, including the number of planets in each system, the number of habitable planets, whether they are inhabited or not and a rough approximation of the amount of resources in each system.

Also in this month, the Terran Commonwealth begins construction of the Valkyrie 02.

2001 – December

In this month the Terran Commonwealth begins construction of a Transport/Cargo variant of the Heracles Class Mining Vessel, classified as an Atlas Class Cargo Vessel. This variant was recognised as being essential during both the recovery of the American's X-301 and the Seran Light Scout Vessel, as the Terran Commonwealth had to utilize one of the Heracles Class ships to transport personnel and equipment to and from Luna 1.

In conjunction with the construction of the Atlas Class vessel, the Terran Commonwealth begins to design the space station that Valkyrie 01 has been surveying possible locations for. The Terran Commonwealth, based on the preliminary results from Valkyrie 01, has decided to build the station in orbit of Jupiter, to allow easy access to the resources of the Asteroid Belt as well as Jupiter's and Saturn's rings and moons.

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A/N: I know in Canon that Martin Lloyd and his crew were all military personnel that deserted once they discovered Earth, however as they weren't a critical part of Canon I have decided to alter it so that they are civilians and scientists.