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JANUARY - APRIL 2093
The latest year in the annals of SPACE began with some relatively not particularly important advances in research. On February 10 the missile base was finished on Titan and the construction brigades headed back to Earth, and then eight days later there was a stunning development as Director Woznicki made a system-wide prime-time address.
For the first time in nearly a quarter century, SPACE naval assets have been attacked. This is the news that was delivered to Fleet HQ just hours before as both of ESF Alpha's Explorer-class jump scouts reached Sol space. The flotilla was damaged but no ships were lost and all are headed back to Sol, a journey which is expected to take several months. An analysis of the data will be undertaken at that time.
Woznicki wasn't done there, announcing that she would be retiring in early April to clear the way for her succesor to craft humanity's response to these events. It was expected that the 64-year-old would step down this year or next due to declining health; this just gave her an appropriate pretext for it. The public was both angered and stunned, and intense debate broke out about what, if anything, should be done.
The upcoming election dominated the news, though minor goings-on managed to penetrate the fog of rhetoric and speculation from time to time. A new research complex was finished on March 22, notable because the missiles & kinetics field, dead for years due to high-ranking scientists taking all the space for other projects, got underway again with Deacon Palmer III taking the reigns for improving ordnance production.
Research & Development
** January 8 -- Shield regeneration improved to 2.5(Dr. Deborah Barnhouse). Overall stronger shields(designated Delta) will next occupy her team's time.
** January 12 -- Minh Klausner finishes development of a 15cm HPM(microwave).
Earth
January 12 -- Third and final jump-capable brigade transport is finished.
January 27 -- Gato(J) finished, first of the jump-capable versions. A second one is begun.
March 22 -- Research complex finished.
Personnel
January 12 -- Commodore Rodolfo Caley has improved his training to go along with elite-level initiative.
Late January -- Luna governor Roxanne Harshberger has improved political connections to the accomplished level.
Mid-February -- Dr. Benny Carpenter is reported to have died of natuarl causes while working with the Chance Perj geology team. Their shuttle is en route to Earth now for a replacement.
March 17 -- Commodore Parker Lanzi has reached elite status in training. Also, Ens. Ted Makinster, only weeks out of the academy, is added to Chance Perj's geology team. He's something of a prodigy in surveying, and an exception is made to the normal requirements. Making Commander at age 21 is certainly a good start to one's career. The team heads back to Barnard's Star, where several years of surveying have achieved no results for reasons that boggle the mind.
Colonial developments
February 10 -- The missile base on Titan is finished. The contruction brigades will now head back to Earth.
February 15 -- Sedna expands to 64.
February 18 -- Colonization group leaves for YZ Ceti with terraforming installation from Mars, first group of colonists, and more infrastructure. Lucio Choi(24 years old) is sent in as the first administrator.
March 16 -- Sixth terraforming installation finished and sent to Mars, replacing the one sent to YZ Ceit a month ago.
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