2000s (FASA)

Reference Stardates 0/0001 through 0/0912

2000

RSD 0/0001.01 (1 January): The Reference Stardate system uses this date as its base. On this date, the Science Council of Luna declares itself independent of the governments of the United States of America and Japan, and requests status as a United Nations protectorate. The request is granted, forming the first interplanetary Human government.^[1]

RSD 0/0100: The Mercury Rover sends back the first soil sample information from its location at the terminator. Data obtained is from both the dark and light sides of the planet.^[2]

RSD 0/0200: A UN study shows that the space industry will grow at an exponential rate over the next fifteen years.^[2]
RSD 0/0200: Construction begins on the first city in space. This is by far man's largest undertaking off the Earth to date.^[2]

RSD 0/0310.15 (15 October): The United Space Initiative is signed in New York. This landmark agreement will focus and accelerate man's exploration of the Solar System for the benefit of all mankind.^[2]
RSD 0/0300: The Lindbergh class space ferry is launched, replacing the Space Shuttle as the primary surface-to-orbit spacecraft.^[2]

RSD 0/0400: First major expansion of the Goddard Moonbase.^[2]
RSD 0/0400: Farside Moonbase begins operations, and will specialize in radio telescope observations.^[2]
RSD 0/0400: A Mass Driver is in use at Clavius Mines. Raw materials are shot back to Earth orbit for processing to feed burgeoning industries.^[2]

RSD 0/0500: The first child is born in space at the Farside Moonbase to Radio Telescope Technician 1st Class Rita Ashworth and Dr. Weldon Ashworth of the Astro-Telemetry Section; the parents named their son Jules, after the famous science-fiction writer, Jules Verne, who first envisioned human exploration of the moon. This event is heralded the world over as "a new generation of man has begun."^[2]

RSD 0/0600: Thomas Morrison, the first person to die on the moon, is buried in a simple grave marking the historic occasion.^[2]

RSD 0/0700: Tsiolkovskygrad, the first L-5 city in space, is completed, with a population of 250 residents.^[2]
RSD 0/0700: Marking the 50th anniversary of the space age, the most comprehensive encyclopedia of space exploration is published.^[2]

RSD 0/0800: The Aventeur class enters service. It is the first ship to be entirely assembled in Earth orbit. Advanced fission propulsion and capacious cargo modules made this an invaluable vessel for early interplanetary flight. The U.N.S.S. Lewis and Clark is among the first ships of the class launched.^[2]
RSD 0/0800: A new class of Earth-Moon Liner enters service, and will remain in use until 2024.^[2]
RSD 0/0800: Fusion power research and development brings for the ultimate recycling device, the Fusion Torch, a furnace so hot that it can melt down all materials, artificial and natural, to their basic state.^[2]

RSD 0/0900: The second L-5 city in space opens; five more will be built over the next decade.^[2]

**References**
↑ Wheeler, Wm. John with McLimore, Guy W. Jr., Poehlein, Greg K., and Tepool, David F. "Cadet's Orientation Sourcebook." Star Trek: The Role Playing Game, Book 2004A. FASA Corporation, 1983. ↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 Goldstein, Stan and Goldstein, Fred with Sternbach, Rick. Star Trek: Spaceflight Chronology. Pocket Books, 1980.