1999

Historical Events

• The Asteroid Belt Lander program confirms what Terran space scientists have long suspected. The inner asteroid belt of the Sol System is rich in raw materials, making it a prime source for mining in the near future to fuel Earth’s rapid space industrialization.

Checklist

• September:
  • Deaths: Hong Xiang

New Technology

n/a

Economics

n/a

References

1998

20th century 1990s

2000