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D a w n  o f  t h e  S p a c e  A g e ›› ( 1957~ )
Man had always looked up into the sky in wonder, the mysteries of the cosmos were baffling and enormous. Having finally reached the heavens after millennia of dreaming, Man took small steps to the Moon and eventually Mars and beyond. Colonization was desired as Earth became overpopulated and technology to allow terraforming and accessible travel was designed, most notably the concept of Astral Gates that would allow faster than light travel to the edge of the solar system and eventually beyond. This technology was first implemented on the Moon, warming and creating breathable atmosphere on the world. Satisfied with the outcome, as the Moon began to support plant and animal life, Man readied to reach out farther into the solar system. The construction of the Astral Gates began along with missions to begin terraforming on Mars, Venus, and several moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Man was destined to colonize all the worlds of our Solar System and venture into the unknown in search of other life.
 

T h e  A s t r a l  G a t e  I n c i d e n t ›› ( 2022~ )
In the decades since colonization of the Moon began life had taken hold turning the Moon’s once barren gray landscapes into a green grassy wonderland, supporting many human colonies and much animal life. Terraforming on the distant worlds had begun with the Astral Gates nearing completion to allow faster than light travel to those distant planets. As testing of the Astral Gates began a series of events led to the malfunction of the Earth/Moon gate which exploded causing unforeseen destruction to the Moon and it’s colonies. In the fallout of the calamity nearly one quarter of the Moon had been destroyed, blasted away from the Moon’s surface by the explosion. This debris now orbited the Earth, falling to and causing massive damage to Earth itself. Cities and countries were wiped from the surface overnight as governments struggled to maintain order. Many, if not a majority of humans, lost their lives in the days and years after the Astral Gate incident, but humanity survived and eventually finished construction of the gates which would allow humans to leave their home world for other planets.

  

T e r r a f o r m i n g,  C o l o n i z a t i o n  &  E a r t h  E x o d u s ›› ( 2025~ )
As Mars and the other distant planets became habitable many of the survivors of the Astral Gate incident decided to leave their home world and colonize others, mostly to escape the daily meteor showers which still wreck the Earth’s surface to this day. Because of it’s size and close proximity to Earth Mars was the most common destination and has since become the most populated world in the Solar System. Big Business had a strong hold on Mars from the start and the Corporations remain powerful to this day. The Moons of Jupiter were also found to be habitable and many were colonized. Ganymede, once an icy moon is now a ocean world which supports much ocean life from Earth and is a source of food for many. With human, plant, and animal life safely flourishing on many worlds around the solar system Man began to settle into it’s old ways once again, the pursuit of money and power on the worlds up for grabs.
   

T h e  H u m a n  C o n d i t i o n ›› ( 2025~ )
Humans have spread through out the solar system, colonizing massive cities on distant worlds. Where there are humans there must be government to maintain the order, and where there is government there is always corruption. Organized crime has gained a powerful hold on the colonies and through their use of bribes they have been able to circumvent the laws. It was becoming obvious that the ability to maintain order and police people on many worlds was proving to be a near impossible task, and so the ISSP (Inter-Solar System Police) was formed to attempt to unify the worlds and perform this task. While somewhat successful, the ISSP has so far been unable to break up the Syndicates and in many cases the corruption of government has worked its way into law enforcement as well. This inability to police has lead both sides to use bounty hunters as a means to satisfy the social requirements that people expect, ushering in an age of the outlaw and bounty hunter. In most cases walking a line between the ISSP and the Syndicates the bounty hunters have come to be a source of justice in the solar system.

 
* S e s s i o n  Lo g

The events detailed above represent the recent history and colonization of the universe in the Cowboy Bebop world. All events from this point on will be detailed on the ( interstellar overture ) page.

 
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