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President John F Kennedy survives an attempt on his life in Dallas, Texas. After such a close brush with death, he decides to accelerate the space program. The USSR responds in kind.
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Many countries build mines and observation posts on Luna, Mars, Ceres and other bodies in the Solar System. These outposts are not permanently inhabited. Authority rests on a confusing mess of corporations, NGOs, and state governments.
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Founding of the four Jovian colonies using workers pulled from Third World labor incentive programs.
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The Jovian secessionist movement peacefully declares its independence from all Earth-based polities
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Frustrated by the bold-faced Jovian secession, numerous governments, companies and other entities on Earth pool together to form the Compact of Terra. The Compact is a united front for projecting the interests of Earth's most influential men and women.
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The Compact of Terra fully realizes its interstellar calling with the completion of Nemesis Prime, a massive L5 space station that coordinates traffic to and from the Solar System. The first Compact Navy squadrons are formed to guard Nemesis Prime.
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The First Jovian War occurs. The Compact sends a battle fleet to reconquer the Jovian moons. The ensuing occupation lasts the life of an entire generation.
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The Jovian starfighter ace Aram Salaahn is overwhelmed and captured by Compact forces. His fate is publicly reported as a KIA, dealing a tremendous blow to the morale of the Jovian forces.
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The Second Jovian War occurs. Years of asymmetrical warfare lead to a mutual embargo and ceasefire agreement. This serves as an effective peace treaty due to the Compact's looming pre-occupation with putting down the Wolf rebellion...
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Construction begins on Compact One, a massive warship that represents the pinnacle of the Compact's epic-scale naval engineering.
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Launch of the CSS Compact One from a military highdock above Earth. The mammoth battleship's first order of duty is to patrol the Compact's border with the Jovian Bloc.
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Harmon Lee returns to realspace, where he is greeted by Nalius and the crew of the Belisarion.
