On February
1, the entire crew of seven aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia is killed when
the ship breaks up in the Earth's atmosphere. President George W. Bush paid
tribute to the crew "These astronauts knew the dangers, and they faced them
willingly, knowing they had a high and noble purpose in life. Because of
their courage and daring and idealism, we will miss them all the more.""
March 2003 Loomis
starts work at the blood bank in Detroit. (over a year before 21st
century sequences in "Carpenter Street")
January 3, 2004
The Spirit Rover lands on Mars. (contemporary accounts)
February 2004
Loomis is recruited by the Xindi, who he later suspects to be terrorists.
(two months before 21st century sequences in "Carpenter Street")
April
2004 Archer and T'Pol arrive in Detroit, Michigan, to learn why three
Xindi-Reptilians have been detected in this time period. Using 22nd-century
technology, Archer and T'Pol scour the city and locate an abandoned factory
where the Xindi are developing a biological weapon with the help of a local
medical worker. (150 years before "Carpenter Street" - month is a guess
- it is clear from this episode that Detroit, like Los Angeles, has been
spared the ravages of the Eugenics Wars.)
Leading up to 2009
The development of space travel accelerates
during this period, as manned missions to the Moon, Mars, and Saturn are
prepared. (contemporary projections and speculation based on "Tomorrow
is Yesterday")
2009 Captain Shaun Geoffrey Christopher leads the
first successful manned Earth-Saturn space mission, paving the way for the
continuation of manned space exploration. (sources: Enterprise
exploration timeline, "Tomorrow is Yesterday" (TOS).)
2010 The International Space Station (ISS) is
completed in orbit over Earth. This task completed, the U.S. space shuttle
fleet is retired. (contemporary projections, opening sequence to
Enterprise)
2018 Propulsion technologies, and speeds, continue
to improve. "Sleeper ships" become a thing of the past. This may be a
result of the development of the impulse drive. (sources: "Space Seed"
(TOS) and Enterprise exploration timeline. ) Note: there are
however, similar vessels that remain in use for interplanetary missions -
please see 2070
2018 The Dax symbiont is born on Trill.
Dax's first host is Lela Dax, who becomes the first woman to serve on the
Trill Council. (sources: "You Are Cordially Invited" (DS9), Star Trek
Encyclopedia)
2020 The U.S. Government creates special
Sanctuary Districts for homeless people and the unemployed. ("Past
Tense, Part I" (DS9))
The United States returns to the moon for the first time
since the early 1970's (contemporary projections)
2024 The Bell Riots, led by Gabriel Bell, break out in
San Francisco on Earth. ("Past Tense, Part I", "Past Tense, Part II"
(DS9))
2025 The reunification of Ireland. ("The High Ground"
(TNG))
2025
A hypersonic space plane begins service between orbit and Earth.
(speculation based on the opening sequence to Enterprise)
2026 Buck Bokai, a shortstop from the London Kings, breaks Joe
DiMaggio's hitting record in the game of baseball. (DS9)
2028 Joe DiMaggio's hitting record is broken by a member of the
London Kings baseball team. (Date given in "The Big Goodbye")
2030 A famous novelist writes a classic based on
the theme "let me help" - "The City on the Edge of Forever 1930 plus 100
years)
July 4, 2030 A permanent settlement is
established by the United States on the moon. Admission of Columbia as
the 51st State (contemporary projections, conjecture)
2031 Captain Mitchell is born on Earth
(speculation. assumes Captain Mitchell was 40 when the colony ship left for
Terra Nova).
Suval, later to become Vulcan's ambassador to Earth, is
born. (speculation. Assumes he was 23 when sent to Raytan "Cease Fire")
2032 Zefram Cochrane, inventor of the warp drive, is born. (
Enterprise exploration timeline 87 years before 2119), working backwards
from "Metamorphosis" )
October 19, 2032 Lieutenant John Kelly, piloting the
Ares IV command module in Mars orbit, reports the approach of a large
unknown object seconds before he and his craft vanish. Crewmates Rose
Kumagawa and Andrei Novakovich, on the planet's surface at the time, are
stranded but later rescued. (sources: Date given in "One Small Step" (VGR),
text from Enterprise exploration timeline )
Although Mars was certainly explored at this time, it seems that Mars was
not colonized until some years later, circa 2065.
2033 In the Delphic Expanse, the Xindi Homeworld is
destroyed. Members of five of the species of Xindi manage to escape and
live on other planets within the Expanse. A sixth species, the Avians, are
completely wiped out. The destruction of the planet was caused by the use
of a seismic weapon by the Reptilian and Insectoid Xindi species. (120
years before "The Xindi", "The Shipment")
July 4, 2033 Puerto Rico is admitted to the United States of
America, making a total of 52. ("The Royale")
Also
this year, Velar, the famed Vulcan ambassador, is born. (speculation
from "Fallen Hero" - assumes she was 25 when she started her career as a
diplomat. This would make her 119 in the episode)
This was also the last time that a Denoblian encountered an Antaran prior
to 2153. (6 generations before "The Breach" - assumes Anataran
generations are 20 years, although other dialogue suggests no contact may
have been made since 1853.)
2036 The New United Nations rules that Earth citizens
may not be held responsible for crimes committed by ancestors.
("Encounter at Farpoint" (TNG)) The older version of the United Nations,
founded after World War Two, has presumably ceased to operate at this point.
Hover cars come into popular use on Earth. ("The 37's" (VGR))
They replace the combustion engine driven automobile.
July 23, 2037 NASA launches a deep-space exploration
vessel, the Charybdis, with Colonel Steven Richey in command. This is
the third mission of its kind to depart Earth in an attempt to travel beyond
the orbit of Pluto. The first two were unsuccessful. ( Enterprise
exploration timeline, "Casino Royale" ). Note: According to
the Enterprise exploration timeline on startrek.com. this is the last deep
space exploration attempt until 2065.
2039
The Lunar Colonies are founded (Star Trek Star Charts, p. 32)
One of the first colonies established on the Moon is New
Berlin. (major city by 2140's "First Flight")
2040 Television has lost popularity and
is no longer widely watched. (Year indicated in "The Neutral Zone.")
Movies, however, endure. (Archer mentions science fiction movies in
"Fight or Flight," and movie night is a recurring activity of the crew
throughout the Enterprise series))
2042 The sport of baseball meets its demise
as the last World Series is held. ("If Wishes Were Horses" (DS9))
2042 Likely time of the birth of Lorian aboard the
Enterprise NX-01, child of T'Pol and Trip Tucker. (speculation based on
"E2")
2043 The bloody Mind Control Revolts start on
Earth. (Date is conjecture, but based on fandom. The Mind
Control Revolts are referred to in the ST-TMP novel, widely viewed as
canon.)
c. 2044 The S.S. "Charybdis" is contaminated by an
alien life form. Colonel Richey, the last survivor, finds himself on planet
Theta VIII within a holographic simulation created from the poorly written
novel 'Hotel Royale.' (date is speculation from "The Royale")
2047 The Los Angeles area is submerged under 200
meters of water following the Hermosa Quake. The region becomes the largest
coral reef on the planet. ("Future's End, Part 1" (VOY)) Mohave,
a desert community. survives, and becomes a large city. ("The Cage")
2050 The Vulcan ship T'Plana encounters a Class 5
neutronic storm and is lost with all hands. (Over a hundred years
before "The Catwalk")
2050 The Andorians discover a small Class-D planet
in the space between Andorian and Vulcan territory. (Roughly 100 years
prior to "Cease Fire") They name in Raytan (?) and proceed to terraform
it.
c. 2050 Religious wars begin on the Triannon
homeworld. (100 years before "Chosen Realm")
early 2050's Relations break down between the two major alliances
of nations that compose mid 21st century Earth. ("Star Trek: First
Contact")
2051 Hunting, having gone out of favor, is
outlawed throughout the Earth. (100 years before "Rogue Planet")
2052 Terraforming having gone exceptionally well, the Andorians
begin to settle on Raytan. ("Cease Fire") The Vulcans become
suspicious of this rapid settlement so close to Vulcan space.
2053
World War III begins.
Colonel Philip Green was a leader of a major faction during the war; the
group's actions directly led to 600 million deaths. After the war, Green
killed hundreds of thousands of victims of radiation poisoning in order to
prevent their offspring from contaminating the human genome (Ent:
"Demons"). Despite Green's claims that the operation was "humanitarian,"
this eugenicist action was labeled as genocidal by future historians. (sources: Enterprise exploration
timeline, "The Savage Curtain" (TOS))
Six hundred million people died in the hostilities and most major cities
were destroyed. The previously flourishing technological societies of Earth
were thrown back to a barbaric state more like the Dark Ages of over 1,000
years earlier.
Few governments survived, and recovery was hampered further by the
nuclear winter caused by dust and debris thrown into an atmosphere already
saturated with radioactive isotopes. Life for the survivors was very
hard. (Star Trek - The Magazine, Vol. 1 Issue 16)
(Notably, however, some institutions and locations were spared. San
Francisco and Paris both seem to have survived, and some schools such as
Cambridge and Princeton were unharmed. Other institutions, such as
West Point, also remained. It also seems likely that the colonists on the
Moon survived.)
c. 2054 A cease fire is signed between the opposing sides,
ending World War III. (date is speculation based on "Demons")
2054 The Vulcan High Command concludes that a military
base is being built on Raytan, and determines to put an end to it. A
Vulcan occupation force arrives on Raytan, complete with Vulcan intelligence
officers. A young intelligence officer named Suval, later to become
Vulcan's ambassador to Earth, is part of the occupation force. According
to Andorian accounts, the settlers on Raytan are forcibly moved into refugee
camps and moved off planet. These events apparently lead to one of two
wars that the Vulcans and Andorians fight over Raytan over the next 100
years. ("Cease Fire")
The Arkonians develop the ability to travel faster than light with the
invention of the warp drive. (almost 100 years before "Dawn")
2055 Shortly after the Arkonians first develop warp drive, they
are contacted by the Vulcans, which is the Arkonians' first contact with an
alien race. (almost 100 years before "Dawn") The meeting of the
two cultures does not go well, the Arkonians do not accept cultural
exchanges and are suspicious of the Vulcans. Ultimately, after some time
(years?) and after discovering that the Arkonians have been deceitful, the
Vulcan High Command withdraws its contingent from Arkonians. ("Dawn")
mid to late 2050's The world slowly recovers from the ravages of
World War III. A few nation states survive at least in part, and will
re-emerge in the years to follow. (Hoshi mentions the United States is
still considered a geopolitical entity in 2063 "Fallen Hero", and we know
that Australia survives as an independent nation until the 22nd century)
In what became known as the post atomic horror,
the legal system is reduced to the principle of "guilty until proven
innocent." Amries during this period begin to control their soldiers
through the use of drugs. ("Encounter at Farpoint": (TNG) - date
given)
During this time, all the edicts of the New United Nations are rendered
null as all "United Earth nonsense is abolished." ("Encounter at
Farpoint")
2056 Two years after the cease fire, Colonel Green makes an
important speech, outlining his plan to execute survivors of the war who are
weak and diseased. (two years after cease fire, according to
"Demons")
Also in 2056 Trip Tucker dies aboard the NX-01 Enterprise
"generation ship." (14 years after Lorian's birth - E2)
2058
Velar begins her successful career as a diplomat for the planet Vulcan.
(94 years prior to "Fallen Hero")
Also on Vulcan, it is perhaps around this time than T'Pol's mother T'Les
is born (speculation: assumes that T'Les is thirty when T'Pol is born)
2059 Roughly when the feud between the Tellarites and the
Andorians began. (over a hundred years before "Babel One")
2061 It is at this time, that some progress is made in moving
the Earth's economy away from the use of fossil fuels. (year given in
"Carpenter Street")
2062 Velar negotiates the first accords between the Andorians
and Vulcan (90 years prior to "Fallen Hero")
Also this is the rough time that Malcolm Reed's Grandfather was born in
the area known as England. It is unclear if England had survived intact as
a nation at this point, but it certainly re-emerged before long.
(speculation: assumes generations of 30 years in duration)
2063
In the post-war era, groups of humans struggle to rebuild their society.
Progress was made at different rates in different areas. (Star Trek -
The Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 16)
In Montana, Zefram Cochrane works to convert an intercontinental
ballistic missile (ICBM) into the first faster-than-light, or warp,
spaceship – the Phoenix. The Phoenix's test flight attracts
the attention of other space travelers and "first contact" is soon made
between humans and Vulcans.
These events are so critical to Earth history, that Borg from the 24th
century come to this time to attempt to keep the launch of the Phoenix from
happening. The intervention of the crew of the Enterprise-E, also from the
24th century, preserves the launch which facilitates the historic first
contact between Vulcans and the people of Earth. Star Trek: First
Contact; Enterprise exploration timeline , Phoenix flight is shown
in opening of Enterprise.)
A Borg sphere, shot down over the Earth in this exchange, crashes in the
Arctic Circle. These remains, inclusive of some inactive drones, are
discovered by researchers in February 2153. ("Regeneration")
It seems unlikely this Borg attack occurred in the Mirror Universe, and
the intervention by Enterprise-E would have had no correlation there.
April
5, 2063 FIRST CONTACT
The contact with extraterrestrials marks a key moment in human history,
marking the beginning of the uniting of Earth.
In the Mirror Universe, events take a slightly different course.
Cochrane, convinced the Vulcans have come to invade Earth, shoots the Vulcan
visitor when he comes down the ramp of his ship. Cochrane and his band
then proceed to capture the Vulcan ship, loot it, and learn it's
technology. First contact provides the technology for the establishment of
the interplanetary and ultimately interstellar Earth Empire. ("In a
Mirror Darkly, Part One).
In the regular universe, not long after first contact, Solkar, the first
Vulcan Ambassador to Earth, arrives. ("The Catwalk")
From this point on, Earth begins a rapid recovery from the ravages of
World War III. Assisted by the sometimes reluctant Vulcans, humanity begins
the long process of rebuilding society, unifying the Earth's governments and
reaching out into space. (First Contact, Carbon Creek)
When describing this period, which is considered by many to be the
turning point where humanity turned away from war and worked towards
unifying the world and solving problems in common, Archer indicates that it
began with "a few courageous people who realized they could make a
difference." ("Judgment")
Within a very short period of time, Earth begins sending vessels out into
space, exploring the unknown.
The first ships used to colonize the solar systems have nuclear
reactors. ("Borderland")
Velar, who will become a famous and successful Vulcan ambassador, is
troubled by this chain of events. She is concerned that the people of
Earth, so recently have come through a devastating war, can by no means be
ready for interstellar travel. ("Fallen Hero")
2064 A wholesale revolution in space exploration begins By the
time that Terra Nova is first discovered around 2066 there is a human colony
on the Moon at New Berlin and a colony at Utopia Planetia on Mars. There are
even a few colonies on asteroids within the solar system by that point.
("Terra Nova.")
Early warp vessels make use of the design of the 1990's era space
vehicle, the DY-100. The new version of the ship are the DY-500 class. Where
the DY-100 had been sub warp "sleeper ships" the new DY-500 class ships have
warp drives installed and remain in use until the 2120s. (speculation.
sources: "Space Seed," "Strange New World," "Up the Long Ladder," Star Trek
Encyclopedia.)
During
this year, Zephrem Cochrane is asked to speak at Princeton, to give a
commencement note address. In his remarks about First Contact he mentions
his encounter with "cybernetic creatures from the future" and reveals that
these creatures were defeated by a group of humans from the future. These
comments are widely disregarded and Cochrane later distances himself from
this remarks, disavowing them. (89 years before "Regeneration")
Also in 2064, this is roughly the time when Malcolm Reed's Great Uncle
was born. (date is speculation based on "Minefield")
2065
The first deep-space exploration vessel since 2037, the S.S. Valiant,
departs Earth. Transmissions from the ship eventually die out. (
Enterprise exploration timeline - including reference that there
had been no deep space exploration since 2037)
2066 The planet Terra Nova, only 20 light years away
from Earth, is discovered. (speculation - one year before the mission is
launched.)
2067 The Conestoga, a ship commanded by
Captain Mitchell, is sent out by the Space Agency to colonize the new planet
known as Terra Nova. This was the first time the humans had tried to
colonize deep space. It would take nine years to complete the journey.
("Terra Nova" - 9 years before the colony established.)
John Burke of the Royal Academy is the first to map an area
of space that contains Sherman's Planet. That such important research was
being done by the Royal Academy at this time suggests that at least some
areas of the United Kingdom had made a reasonable recovery from the
devastation of the war. Other distinguished institutions and structures
also survived, such as Cambridge University and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
(sources: "The Trouble with Tribbles" (TOS), Enterprise exploration
timeline, Star Trek - The Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 16 )
Because previous deep-space exploration attempts ultimately
failed, a new approach, an unmanned probe named Friendship 1, leaves Earth
with a message of peace, warp technology instructions, and an invitation to
visit Earth. ( "Friendship One" (VGR), Enterprise exploration
timeline)
The civilization on Levinius V is destroyed by the "flying parasites."
("Operation—Annihilate!")
The Great Awakening on Argelius II. The Awakening marked their cultures
entrance into a hedonistic society. ("Wolf in the Fold")
A radiation-laden freighter from an unidentified race discovered in the
Gamelan system in 2367 was determined to have been at least 300 years old. (TNG
"Final Mission")
2069 The Last Klingon Emperor, Kaga is assassinated by
the Imperial Council. No successor ascends the
throne. ("Rightful Heir" (TNG)) Note: The end of this office does
not signal any sort of decline - Kolos describes Klingon society as "great"
and in the period prior to the 2120s, which was an time when Klingons were
not predominantly warlike. ("Judgment")
The Skorr, a race of avian beings, long existed as a warrior race with
advanced technology and the ability to breed vast armies very quickly.
Around 2069, a great Skorr philosopher, Alar, lead the Skorr into a new era
of peace. After Alar's death, his thought patterns were preserved in an
indurite sculpture referred to as the "Soul of Skorr." ("The Jihad" -
TAS)
According to the animated episodes, the series of four wars between Earth
and the Kzinti, a race of felinoid warriors, finally ends around this time
with the Kzinti being ultimately defeated. It doesn't really fit here,
however, so I have moved it out 100 years. Please see 2169.
2070 More interstellar colonization efforts are
launched, even though the Conestoga is still in transit to Terra Nova.
The first of the ten space arks is launched at this time. (Terratin
Incident).
As well, it seems likely that this was the time that Harry Kim's
ancestor Jack piloted a deep space mission to Beta Capricus, while the rest
of his crew is in stasis. When he finds no sign of life he turns around
without waking up the crew. The ship didn't yet have a subspace transmitter
("11:59," Voyager). Note: the mission was said to have been begun in
2210, but this entry assumes Harry had his dates incorrect. See also
another entry at 2070.)
This
is the era represented by the unknown warp vessel in the opening sequence of
Enterprise. (speculation from Enterprise opening sequence - see image
left) The ship is shown flying over an Earth colony - perhaps
Luna?
In the Mirror Universe, this same era is represented by the same picture
of an unknown warp vessel, this time bombing the unknown planet. By this
time the formation of the interplanetary Earth Empire is well underway. (taken
from opening sequence for "In a Mirror Darkly, parts one and two")
Perhaps the first step was to return to the Moon and bomb Luna into
submission? In that case, maybe the Imperial Earth moon landing from the
same sequence is of this era, although the astronaut is wearing a space suit
that looks to be of a 2250's vintage.
Suspiria, one of the Nacene taking care of the Ocampa, decides to leave
the region and explore the galaxy. She creates a small array similar to her
companion's array and departs with a large number of Ocampa, the first
Ocampa to leave their homeworld. No historical records on the Ocampa
homeworld exist of this small exodus. ("Cold Fire" (VOY))
2072 Quinn is imprisoned by the Q Continuum in a comet
in the Delta Quadrant. ("Death Wish" (VGR))
2073
Date that Molly O'Brien was sent back to after accidentally falling into
an abandoned time portal on the planet Golona in 2373. At this time Golona
was an uninhabited world, the race that had constructed the time portal
having disappeared circa 375. "Time's Orphan" (DS9)
Around 2073, give or take a year, Zephrem Cochrane offered one of his
more famous quotes: "Don't try to be a great man ... just be a man. Let
history make its own judgments." (First Contact, Star Trek.com bio)
2075 Captain Vannick first signs up with the Vulcan Space Fleet.
76 years before " Breaking the Ice" (ENT)
Also in 2075, Slug-O-Cola, a
Ferengi beverage business, creates an advertising slogan that it keeps for
the next 300 years. "Profit and Lace" (DS9)
2076 The Terra Nova colony, the first human
colony outside of the solar system, is established. Trip's grandfather saw
the first transmissions from "Terra Nova" when he was a child. (5 years
prior to the breakdown in relations and the asteroidal impact, 80 years
prior to "Terra Nova.") That same year, Bernadette Fuller is born to a
colonist family. It is unclear whether she was born on the planet or
onboard the colony ship Conestoga en route to Terra Nova. (75
years prior to "Terra Nova." (ENT))
2079 At least in some regions, the military courts of the Post
Atomic Horror continue. (date given in Encounter at Farpoint)
Also during this year, the number of states in the United States changes
again, and is no longer 52. Presumably, it is an increase in the number of
states, but it could be a decrease. From other evidence in Star Trek, it
is unlikely that the reason for the number of states changing is integration
into the world government or dissolution. (From Riker's reference to
the historical span of the 52 star flag in "The Royale": 2033-2079)
Early
2081 Having proved interplanetary colonization is viable, the Earth
government decides "nothing succeeds like success" and plans to send another
expedition to Terra Nova. The existing colonists on Terra Nova do not wish
additional inhabitants, and so a dispute breaks out between the Earth and
the colony. (speculation, a few months before the asteroidal impact,
"Terra Nova" (ENT))
Later in 2081 A rouge
asteroid strikes Terra Nova. Captain Mitchell, the leader of the
colony, attempts to send one last communication to Earth, accusing the Earth
government of having attacked the Novans. The radioactive fallout resulting
from the asteroidal impact eventually kills off all of the adult colonists,
and the children are forced to fend for themselves, seeking refuge in
underground caves. Only the ones five years old and younger develop an
immunity to the radiation. (70 years before "Terra Nova", (ENT))
2082 Recovering from the loss of the Terra Nova colony, new
expeditions are put together to establish Earth colonies on other planets.
(speculation)
Colonel Steven Richey, commander of the Earth space vehicle Charybdis,
dies in captivity on the eighth planet of the Theta 116 system. ("The
Royale", (TNG))
Also in 2082, at age 18, Malcolm Reed's Great Uncle signs up for
the Royal Navy. He would join the submarine service. (Speculation based
on "Minefield")
The Lornack Clan on Acamar II begins a bitter feud with the Tralestas.
(280 years before "The Vengeance Factor")
2083 Roughly the time period when the pod was ejected
from the Y-500 class vessel in Travis Mayweather's Boomer ghost story in
"Strange New World." (speculation - 63 years before 2146)
Kolos, the Klingon advocate, is born. He is not born into the warrior
class - his Father is a teacher and his Mother is a biologist.
(speculation - 75 years before "Judgment")
During this year, a great Xindi poet declares that a race without a
planet is lost, which is presumably the beginning of the effort for the
Xindi to begin to work towards rebuilding their society on new worlds.
(50 years after the Diaspora according to Degra in Azati Prime)
2085 An Earth colony is established on Alpha
Centauri. (speculation)
Emory Erickson, the future inventor of the transporter, is born.
(speculation, based on age of actor Bill Cobbs)
2086 Henry Archer, famous warp engineer, is born in the United
States on Earth. (speculation. Assumes Henry was 35 in the flashback
sequences of "Broken Bow.")
2087 Vega Colony is established. (speculation)
Vega was still a colony as of 2254. Some sources list Vega as an early
Federation member planet. (eg. The Worlds of the Federation)
2088
T'Pol is born on Vulcan. She is an only child. Her mother is T'Les.
(T'Pol gives her age as 66 in "Zero Hour." We know T'Pol has no
siblings from "The Xindi." We get T'Les' name from "Home.")
2089 Proxima Colony is established (speculation). It is
still a colony as of 2154 (Borderland).
The Andorians and Vulcans begin negotiations about the status of Raytan.
The negotiations take eight years and an accord is finally reached in 2097.
("Cease Fire") It is logical to assume that this process began at the
end of a conflict - perhaps the second war that was fought over Raytan
between the Andorians and Vulcans.
2090 Malcolm Reed's Great Uncle dies when the HMS Clement, a
nuclear submarine, is sunk after striking an undersea mine. It had been
traveling on a patrol beneath the ice cap when this event occurred. To save
the crew, he had locked himself in the engine room and kept the reactor from
melting down, while the rest escaped. This story had a great affect on
Malcolm, even though it seems unlikely he was alive when the events took
place. (date is speculation based on "Minefield")
2090 Zephrem Cochrane perfects the warp 2 engine, and
construction begins on the first of the warp 2 freighters that will usher in
a new era of interstellar travel and commerce. (speculation, based on
"Fortunate Son" and "Horizon")
An engine capable of propelling vessels faster than warp 2 would prove
somewhat elusive, and it would not be until the mid 2140's that a successful
testing of a ship capable of Warp 3 would succeed. ("First Flight")
2091 Warp 2 capable freighters first begin to be used to ship
cargo on long runs from planet to planet. Their crews, the "boomers"
develop an unique culture with strong bonds of loyalty to their families and
their ships. Three generations (which I took to be 60 years) prior to
"Fortunate Son" (ENT)
2092
Dr. Phlox is born on Denoblia, a crowded planet with a
billion people on a single continent.
Date is speculation. Press releases state that Dr.
Phlox's age is unknown. The actor, John Billingsley, who plays Dr. Phlox,
was 51 at the time that "Broken Bow" was filmed. However, the mention in "A
Night in Sickbay" that all of his children have grown up and left home and
have chosen careers suggests he may be older, perhaps 60 in 2152. Crowded
planet info from "The Catwalk"
Also around about 2092, Malcolm Reed's parents are born in England.
Malcolm's father is in the Royal Navy, as was Malcolm's Grandfather and
Great Uncle. (speculation: assumes they were 30 when Malcolm was
born)
2093 At age seven, T'Pol undergoes a ceremony that
arranges her marriage to Koss. ("Home" - Date is speculation, based on
"Amok Time" and "Breaking the Ice.") Also while 7 years of age, T'Pol
undergoes the kahs-wan ritual, where she is taken to the desert and left
there to try and survive. ("Yesteryear", "The Catwalk")
Also in 2093, the people of Coridan achieve warp capability. (Star
Trek Star Charts, p. 53)
2097 Vulcan finally establishes its claim to Raytan, after eight
long years of negotiating with the Andorians. Ambassador Suval has been
part of the entire process. ("Cease Fire" - year given) As part
of the treaty, the planet is abandoned and a surveillance satellite placed
in orbit to monitor compliance with the accord.
2098 Travis Mayweather's father is born in America on Earth.
(speculation based on "Horizon." Assumes he was quite young, only 55, at
the time of his death in December 2152)
2099 Arik Soong is born.
(based on age of Brent Spiner, who portrayed him, in the fourth season
of Enterprise)
August
20. 2002 Earth launches Nomad, the first interstellar probe charged
with seeking out new life forms. Nomad was built by the brilliant but
erratic Jackson Roykirk, who's goal was to build the perfect thinking
machine capable of independent logic. Nomad is later presumed destroyed in
a meteor collision. ("The Changeling" (TOS), date given in
script, and Enterprise exploration timeline )