History: 2001-2025

2001: Scientists in USSR develops microscopic tubes that conduct electricity far better than any known substance made entirely of carbon; some suggest that long lengths of the newly named "carbon nanotubes" could be used as the line for the planned space elevator. Reich scientists baffled by the material discovered on the Moon.

2002: Pyramids of Giza destroyed by rival nation in an attempt to break the morale of the Egyptian people; instead has the opposite effect. Eastern Canada merges with ISS while Western Canada merges with CWS. Empire of Japan develops new materials theoretically capable of withstanding the heat of Venus.

2003: Feudal Society now consists of 30,000 members scattered across almost every nation on the planet, secret talks amongst higher ranking members discuss leaving Earth to develop their own extraterrestrial nation. Kuppel and Schäfer complete the tunnels between the two colonies, hold off of mining the newly discovered material until more is known about it. USSR devotes majority of efforts into advancing technology of carbon nanotubes.


2004: USSR university student accidentally creates propulsion system that allows faster space travel; USSR government seizes the technology and begins refining it. Empire of Japan spies manage to get a hold of blueprints of the new engine. ISS declares breakthrough made on prosthetic technology, developing a way to connect sensors in mechanical limbs to human nerves.


2005: Egypt manages to take over northern coast of Africa; small group calling themselves Neo Babylon carves out a small territory next to the Red Sea. Reich scientists give up on examining unknown lunar material, declares that it is like cavemen trying to determine how guns work. Feudal Society begins seriously considering locations to travel to outside Earth. 


2006: CWS capital and seven most heavily populated cities destroyed by atomic bombs, remnants of CWS dissolve into panic and anarchy. Egypt begins loosing territory, having spread too far too fast for them to maintain control. Empire of Japan approaches breakthrough on stolen engine technology.


2007: Shuttles containing materials, technicians, engineers, and other required necessities set out from Schafer to Mars with the intent of colonization; with the propulsion system purchased from the USSR, the trip takes less than an hour instead of a month. Four weeks after the Reich expedition arrives at Mars, the Empire of Japan unveils a cheaper, more cost effective version of the USSR's propulsion system. USSR in outrage boycotts the Empire after purchasing one of the new engines. Feudal Society pools together resources and purchases fifty of the Japanese propulsion systems and begins construction of a fleet to transport their entire organization to the target destination of the colony that they will establish.


2008: Construction of the Reich's new colony is proceeding on schedule, several satellites equipped with mirrors are placed above the poles to melt the ice caps to provide liquid water; the best geneticists on both Earth and the Moon are requited to engineer plants that could survive on Mars. Feudal Society, now numbering more than 525,000, completes their fleet and arrives on the Jovian moon of Europa roughly three hours after setting off.


2010: Feudal Society completes the bare bones of their self-sustaining colony, utilizing techniques and technologies developed by the Reich to do so. Egyptian government collapses as Kenyan government becomes largest nation of Africa, still only controls a fraction of the continent, Neo Babylon seizes Cairo to serve as new capital. ISS begins claiming lands formerly held by CWS in a westward push while placing political pressure on Mexico to join.


2012: Neo Babylon manages to overthrow Kenyan government in surprise coup, becomes recognized as a legitimate threat by the rest of the warring African nations, Neo Babylon claims to have a bomb more powerful than any atomic weapon ever produced that they call a hydrogen bomb. USSR ends boycott of Japan and begins construction of a space elevator.

2013: The Mars colony is finished, largely underground, and colonists begin traveling there from Earth. Empire of Japan unveils the first AI, little more intelligent than a four year old human, it still shocks the world.

2015: The construction of the space elevator is completed, travel from ground level to station at opposite end takes 32 hours. Feudal Society colony at Europa is completed.


2016: Religious extremist group in Mexico modeled after a fusion of the Maya and Aztec beliefs begins a massive recruitment drive. ISS now controls all of North America above Mexico. Schäfer begins an expansion project into the tunnels connecting it to Kuppel with the eventual goal of merging the two.


2017: The religious extremist group detonates bombs at several religious buildings throughout the Yucatan Peninsula, no demands are made, no reason given. Feudal Society begins planning mining projects of Jupiter's outer atmosphere to create an income by taking what they need and selling the rest to the nations on Earth. USSR begins construction of a third space station, this one larger than previous two combined.


2020: Neo Babylon begins entering diplomatic channels to convince the other nations of Africa to peacefully join. Religious extremists in Mexico begin bombing nonreligious targets, more specifically the drug cartels. Reich proves existence of tachyons, previously theoretical particles that can only travel faster than light. USSR's largest space station reaches half-constructed point. Empire of Japan, building on the ISS's technology, successfully give a human a robotic prosthetic that works just as well as the original limb.


2021: Feudal Society begins harvesting the outer atmosphere of Jupiter. Reich scientists begin working on ways that could solve the distance problem between star systems. 


2023: USSR completes the largest space station ever known to man, город в небе, which is large enough to house the population of London and half of Manhattan. Neo Babylon though diplomacy now controls the northern half of Africa. Still unnamed religious extremist group performs military coup and replaces the Mexican government; name their new nation Maya.


2025: Reich scientists come up with a theoretical system to achieve what is effectively faster than light travel, works by folding two points in space so distances between locations becomes negligible. Empire of Japan secretly lands a probe on Venus covered in the material discovered earlier in the century.