STAR TREK TIME LINE

By Chuck Graham

First published in "Menagerie V" then in The Starfleet Handbook circa 1975.
Reproduced in its entirety and exact wording.

          |  First lunar landing.
     1970 |-
          |  Apollo program continues.
          |  Skylab series proves man's ability to survive in Space.  Joint
          |  orbital mission with Russia.  Development of space shuttle.
     1980 |- Unmanned probes land on Mars.
          |  Permanent manned orbiting space station construction in
          |  international cooperative effort.
          |
     1990 |-
          |  Revival of NERVA nuclear rocket research program.  Designs for
          |  DY-100 space ferry completed; prototype built.  Nuclear rockets.
          |  Eugenics War, 1994-97.  Rise, fall and disappearance of "super-
     2000 |- men".  Formation of World State and UESPA*.  More space
          |  stations.  Moon Station I.  First manned Mars landing; ex-
          |  ploration and settlement.  Fundamental Declaration of Martian
          |  Colonies.  Asteroid belt investigations begin.
     2010 |- DY-200 ships designed.
          |  S.S. James Cook makes first journey to Jupiter.
          |  S.S. Savannah lost on first Saturn mission.  S.S. Goddard
     2020 |- completes mission successfully.  Birth of
          |  Zefram Cochrane, 2025
          |
          |  Moon and Mars continue to grow in population.  "Space ferries"
     2030 |- developed to transport colonists.
          |
          |  Colonel Green's war.
          |
     2040 |- Exploration and colonization of Solar System continues.
          |  Discovery of di-lithium.  DY-300 and DY-400 vessels built.
          |  Numerous research stations on distant moons.  Standard
     2050 |- procedures developed for exploratory missions.
          |
          |  Solar system fully explored.  DY-500 vessels with ion-impulse
     2060 |- drive appear.  Main concentrations of human population remain
          |  on Earth, moon and Mars.  UESEA* becomes UESPA (United Earth Space
          |  Probe Agency) in administrative reorganization.
     2070 |-
          |  S.S. Valiant sent out by UESPA to survey nearby star systems.
          |
          |  Last message recieved from Valiant.  Vessel presumed lost.
     2080 |- Temporary hiatus in exploration due to governmental reluc-
          |  tance.  Zefram Cochrane begins works at Princeton-Pennsylvania
          |  Accelerator.  Tachyon experiment confirms faster-than-light
          |  speeds.  UESPA decides to apply Cochrane's work to
     2090 |- space travel.  Work begins on design of hyperlight engine
          |  and vessel to accomodate it.
          |  Departure of S.S. Bonaventure.
     2100 |- Return of Bonaventure.  Existance of other planets and
          |  races confirmed.  Colonies established in nearby systems;
          |  plans made for further exploration.  Such exploration reveals
          |  many new planets.  First contact with Vulcans.  Cultural
     2110 |- exchange program begins.
          |  Disappearance of Zefram Cochrane from Alpha Centauri.
          |
     2120 |- Exploration and discovery continues.  Many new races con-
          |  tacted.  Interstellar commerce and cultural exchange begins.
          |  Department of Interstellar Relations handles diplomatic
          |  affairs.
     2130 |- Proposal to join civilizations into giant political network.
          |  Formation of United Federation of Planets.  Ratification
          |  of Federation Constitution.  Starfleet Academy set up.
     2140 |- Standard procedures set up for further exploration.  First
          |  star bases set up.  Aliens begin appearing in starship
          |  crews.  All starships designated by prefix U.S.S.  Colo-
          |  nization of Deneva.
     2150 |-
          |  U.S.S. Archon disappears on survey mission to Beta III.
          |
     2160 |- Romulan War, 2161-62.  Neutral Zone and asteroid forts
          |  established to guard against further intrusions.
          |  U.S.S. Horizon visits Sigma Iotia II, leaves "The Book"
          |  in violation of Prime Directive.
     2170 |-
          |  First contact with Klingon Empire.
          |
          |
     2180 |- Exploration and discovery continues.  New classes of ships
          |  designed for exploration and commerce.  New colonies con-
          |  tinue to be established.
          |
     2190 |-
          |  Janus VI mining colony established.
          |
          |
     2200 |-
          |  Constitution-type starships designed.  Twelve built, in-
          |  cluding the U.S.S. Enterprise.
          |
     2210 |-
          |  U.S.S. Valiant lost on exploratory probe to Eminiar VII.
          |  reports that planet is at war with its neighbor.
          |  Birth of Richard Daystrom.
     2220 |-
          |  Birth of James T. Kirk.
          |
          |
     2230 |-
          |  Kodos "the executioner" murders half the population of
          |  Tarsus IV.
          |
     2240 |- Battle of Donatu V with Klingons; inconclusive.
          |
          |  Installation of Daystrom's computer systems aboard Con-
          |  stitution-type starships.  Christopher Pike assumes com-
     2250 |- mand of Enterprise.  Talos IV expedition.
          |  Cloud-vampire attacks U.S.S. Farragut in Tycho star
          |  group.
          |
     2260 |- James T. Kirk assumes command of U.S.S. Enterprise.
          |  On mission to edge of galaxy, Enterprise finds disaster re-
          |  corder ejected from S.S. Valiant 189 years previously.
          |
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          |               THE REST IS KNOWN.
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             * United Earth Space Exploration Authority