1996

Historical Events

• January 01: A major shift occurs in Earth's global economy.

• The last of the Khanate's twenty interplanetary missions are launched from Earth, mostly to Mars.

• January 10: Khanton falls, with Khan Singh and 84 followers escaping undiscovered the next day on a DY-100 they had held in reserve.

• Two dozen DY series craft (and associated launch equipment) are recovered by the Earth's superpowers on the ground. The USAF and RRKS currently operate the only active spacecraft (2 and 1, respectively; both DY series), while six abandoned Chinese vessels are left in orbit and are later recovered.

• The Great Khanate's Mars colony fails.

The time of failure is assumed, as a factor of early state of dependence for sustainability from the Great Khanate, which had recently fallen.

New Technology

• Cryogenics

References

1995

20th century 1990s

1997