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Information essential to understanding the Vast Frontier

Since before recorded history, we have gazed up at the stars and dreamed of all the wondrous possibilities that might exist beyond the heavens.  The moment that the Apollo 11 spacecraft touched down successfully on Earth’s moon in 1969, the Human race was given a glimpse of a future where […]

A History of Space Travel

The United Earth Conglomerate (UEC) was established in 2093 as a multi-national regulatory commission in order to facilitate and monitor all off-world commercial activities within the Sol system.  Privatized mining operations on the moon and throughout the main asteroid belt had already become an integral part of the world economy.  […]

United Earth Conglomerate

As early as the late 20th century, many of Earth’s governments began to contract off-world operations out to private businesses.  These businesses later became responsible for establishing permanent mining outposts throughout the Sol system in order to replenish desperately needed resources on Earth.  With the creation of the United Earth […]

Major Corporations

The Commonwealth Alliance is a confederation of systems located in the western regions of the stellar neighborhood.  It was officially established in 2209 and currently includes the Human colonies in the Tau Ceti, 82 Eridani, and Kappa Ceti star systems. The origin of this colonial union actually dates back to 2196 and […]

Commonwealth Alliance

The Centauri Union is a democratic coalition of systems located in the southern regions of the stellar neighborhood.  It was officially established in 2197 and currently includes the Human colonies in the Alpha Centauri, Sirius, Procyon, and Groombridge 1618 star systems. The Alpha Centauri colonies were the first permanent Human […]

Centauri Union

The Free Worlds League is an association of independent systems located in the Eastern regions of the stellar neighborhood.  It was officially established in 2198 and currently includes the Human colonies in the 61 Cygni, Altair, and Gliese 876 star systems. Although all three systems have maintained an interdependent affiliation with Hoshi […]

Free Worlds League

  AKARIUM  An extremely dense and durable metal easily recognized by its reddish-bronze color.  It was first discovered by Hoshi Enterprises in the Gliese 876 star system and was the primary building material used in constructing both their permanent settlements on Hinode and their own private fleet of spacecraft as well. […]

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