notes on history, could use somebody with skill @ words + brevity to add to & make more sense plz:
* Unofficial foundation date: May 23, 1974 (the day the Texas-based USS Enterprise fan club renamed itself STARFLEET)
* 2006: Handwavium gets out into the wild, STARFLEET regional commanders decide to start pooling resources to “do something really cool” with it.
* 2007: USS Southern Cross club puts their shuttlecraft into orbit ~2 weeks after Katz Schroedinger becomes the first Fen in space.
* July 9, 2007: USS Dejah Thoris club lands on Mars, Cdr {rollname} becomes the first person to set foot on that planet. Construction of Utopia Planitia city begun, using Dejah Thoris’ ship as centerpost.
* 2008: Starbase 1 core launches in segments from .uk, .us.wa, .ca, .nz and .sa. Assembled in high Earth orbit, plan is to use it as staging base for future missions, spacedock.
* 2008: USS Phoenix makes first interstellar transit to Alpha Centauri, discovers Pandora, Chiron
* 2008: Wave panic drives ~85% of STARFLEET members and dependents offworld; many end up congregating at Starbase 1 for lack of better option.
* {date} 2008: STARFLEET (the international Star Trek fanclub) formally disbands, reforms as the United Federation of Planets (meta-nation state), offers citizenship to any Trekkie willing to help build the final frontier.
* 2009ish?: Argument between Trekkie & Warsie workers starts minor riot (Tomed); things finally calm down with a “stop being stupid you fuckers” diplomatic note (T. of Algeron)
* 2009: Anticipation (Islandcon) establishes nature of Fenspace Convention; Federation signs on
* 2010: Paramount endorses Federation use of their IP, partly because it’s good publicity for the upcoming reboot, partly because they honestly can’t do jack about it.
* 2011ish: Reboot premieres, does well @ box office; Trekkie immigration increases worldwide.
* 2012: SOS-Con, beginning of the Boskone War. Trekkies involved in transport escort missions and large fleet actions
* 2014: End of Boskone War.
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* Unofficial foundation date: May 23, 1974 (the day the Texas-based USS Enterprise fan club renamed itself STARFLEET)
* 2006: Handwavium gets out into the wild, STARFLEET regional commanders decide to start pooling resources to “do something really cool” with it.
* 2007: USS Southern Cross club puts their shuttlecraft into orbit ~2 weeks after Katz Schroedinger becomes the first Fen in space.
* July 9, 2007: USS Dejah Thoris club lands on Mars, Cdr {rollname} becomes the first person to set foot on that planet. Construction of Utopia Planitia city begun, using Dejah Thoris’ ship as centerpost.
* 2008: Starbase 1 core launches in segments from .uk, .us.wa, .ca, .nz and .sa. Assembled in high Earth orbit, plan is to use it as staging base for future missions, spacedock.
* 2008: USS Phoenix makes first interstellar transit to Alpha Centauri, discovers Pandora, Chiron
* 2008: Wave panic drives ~85% of STARFLEET members and dependents offworld; many end up congregating at Starbase 1 for lack of better option.
* {date} 2008: STARFLEET (the international Star Trek fanclub) formally disbands, reforms as the United Federation of Planets (meta-nation state), offers citizenship to any Trekkie willing to help build the final frontier.
* 2009ish?: Argument between Trekkie & Warsie workers starts minor riot (Tomed); things finally calm down with a “stop being stupid you fuckers” diplomatic note (T. of Algeron)
* 2009: Anticipation (Islandcon) establishes nature of Fenspace Convention; Federation signs on
* 2010: Paramount endorses Federation use of their IP, partly because it’s good publicity for the upcoming reboot, partly because they honestly can’t do jack about it.
* 2011ish: Reboot premieres, does well @ box office; Trekkie immigration increases worldwide.
* 2012: SOS-Con, beginning of the Boskone War. Trekkies involved in transport escort missions and large fleet actions
* 2014: End of Boskone War.
*
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"