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.
The Jovian secessionist movement peacefully declares its independence from all Earth-based polities
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.
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.
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...
Construction begins on Compact One, a massive warship that represents the pinnacle of the Compact's epic-scale naval engineering.
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.
Harmon Lee returns to realspace, where he is greeted by Nalius and the crew of the Belisarion.
