2040s (FASA)

Reference Stardate 0/3001 through 0/3912

2040

RSD 0/4202.25 (25 February): The first manned expedition is launched to Alpha Centauri in a high-acceleration, sub-light-speed Bussard ramjet.^[1]^[2]

RSD 0/4806.23 (23 June): Contact is established with a humanoid culture on Alpha Centauri by the first manned Human expedition.^[1]^[2]
RSD 0/4812 (December): Centauran scientist Zefram Cochrane formulates the initial warp drive calculations, making faster-than-light travel possible and, eventually, practical.^[1]^[2]

**References**
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Goldstein, Stan and Goldstein, Fred with Sternbach, Rick. Star Trek: Spaceflight Chronology. Pocket Books, 1980. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 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.