2200's - Hyperdrive invented by Li Qin Jao.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5597abc79657bab1445913c2
2280 - The discovery of a small relic on Mars.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57ee33959657baf15c5a5e67
3270 - The Dynasty Expedition into the Formidine Rift, Hawkins Gap and Conflux takes place.
3270 - According to Altera Corine Loren is born and "The Old Lady" returns to Tionisla from the edge of the galactic arm.
3278 - According to Galnet frame shift drive technology was developed at some point prior to the year 3278.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57ada8c69657baeb6e876c6d
12 JAN 3301 - Federal Vice President Nigel Smeaton dies in a swimming accident.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/12-JAN-3301
13 JAN 3301 - Suspicions are raised regarding VP Smeaton's death.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/e095e1e0e64706a971fb14cab954d855c49890fd
28 JAN 3301 - Congressman George Fallside offers condolences to Vice President Smeaton's family and friends ... 30 minutes before news of Smeaton's death was made public.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/75ed632ad84c5abb08d6d6ec717104b90218fcdd
09 FEB 3301 – Prism Senator Courts Controversy Again! In a move which is likely to further increase tensions between the Federation and the Empire, a high ranking Lady of the Empire has been denied access to the Sol system.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/e1339aabdf0c25a63d26c31c2819d0765bbf2c6f
06 MAR 3301 – Prism Senator will not be late, not even slightly. In another administrative mix up, Lady Kahina Tijani Loren's Imperial Courier has been denied docking clearance at Mars High. Official observers report that an Imperial Courier attempted to dock without prior permission and when confronted, refused to acknowledge hails.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/51e9fe701b3758009404d921cd852d5c62b85ae8
15 MAR 3301 – Imperial Pageant for Prism Senator. In an apparent show of solidarity for the visiting Senator and in protest at her perceived shabby treatment at the hands of her Federation hosts, dozens of independent Commanders have volunteered to escort Lady Kahina Tijani Loren's Imperial Courier through Federal space for the duration of her trip.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/e59d8f23dd2caf8494abd55b734e1bb04b48300e
17 MAR 3301 – Prism Senator Continues to Woo Federation Residents. Lady Kahina was quoted as saying, "We Imperials often do get accused of being arrogant and overbearing, but at least we're good at it."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/7c0cd42ca1cf41eef5ab43a40cfbce2fc828f4d9
20 MAR 3301 – Prism Senator in Illegal Parking Row. Returning to Earth at the invitation of the Secretary General, Senator Kahina Tijani Loren’s Imperial Courier was tagged with a fine at Mars High apparently due to activating its boosters while still within the station.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/8876e9bc37e0d884e6cde84e7e67f3abb4f3ec1c
27 MAR 3301 – Alliance Shines Light on Prism Senator. In an open letter addressed for the attention of Senator Kahina Tijani Loren, Alliance representatives from Alioth have extended an invitation for her to visit their star-systems with the assurance the her trip will be free from “bungling bureaucracy, petty-minded procrastinators and deranged docking debacles.”
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/03d95a9e71c8fbfee92e0e41f0e4648c456a2d72
02 APR 3301 – Prism Senator in Illegal Smuggling Sting? More scandal accompanied Senator Kahina Tijani Loren’s continuing visit when she was presented with a large vial of Gerasian Liquor by representatives at a concert in London. The representatives were apparently unaware that the beverage has recently been outlawed in the Empire, and anyone caught carrying it within Imperial territory could be subject to severe sanctions.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/72c8454022873165e76f344395db394527a938d4
02 APR 3301 – Prism Senator Returns to Empire. After completing her tour of the Sol system and meeting several high ranking officials within the Federation, Senator Kahina Tijani Loren has returned to the Empire.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/72c8454022873165e76f344395db394527a938d4
02 MAY 3301 – Prism Senator Planning New Voyage? Leaked images from the Avalon shipyards appear to indicate that Senator Kahina Tijani Loren’s Imperial Courier, the ‘Seven Veils’, is undergoing a significant refit just weeks after her recent visit to the Sol system.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/fe059ef0f4646e89ba4f2c6afbea5f69b8c428dc
04 MAY 3301 - The discovery of Unknown Artefacts is reported in Galnet.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/86f2081368ff47d51ff9239e8b2f75bc16e34af8
06 MAY 3301 - Kahina summoned to Achenar. According to the Imperial Herald, Senator Loren is “being hailed as a true daughter of the Empire, and assigned the rights and responsibilities as appropriate to her rank.”
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/b529299f96d942232581df0f195d20981816714e
13 MAY 3301 - President Halsey and Vice President Naylor depart Sol aboard Starship One for a tour of the Federal frontier systems.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/05536c768f3cc2432a738c08ad198530bd7c2e88
26 MAY 3301 - President Halsey misses her meeting in the Saga system. This is followed by the declaration of a Federal state of emergency as Starship One and all aboard are declared missing.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/26-MAY-3301
27 MAY 3301 - The loss of Spaceship One is compared to the Antares Incident. The search continues with specialists from Sirius Corporation and Core Dynamics helping to analyze the available data to determine what happened.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/27-MAY-3301
28 MAY 3301 - An emergency session of Congress is called to address the disapperance of Starship One. Alex Snoori, host of Beyond Top Secret, hints at an extraterrestrial explanation: "Learn your history, people. It wasn’t all that long ago that our ancestors were being plucked out of the black right into the belly of bugs."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/28-MAY-3301
30 MAY 3301 - “Starship One’s disappearance appears to have been caused by a major malfunction in the Frame Shift Drive’s safety systems. It looks like there was a major power surge, followed by four separate system failures in quick succession according to the data we have, resulting in a catastrophic explosion. We do not believe this explosion would have been survivable by anyone on board.”
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/c2955e4406913906e65a0a519c91e0b1eb477572
02 JUN 3301 - The loss of Starship One officially linked to mechanical failure.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/556da9049657bae92433fa1c
21 JUL 3301 - Prism Senator Missing
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55ae28209657ba461e357514
02 AUG 3301 - Remembering the Antares Incident
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55bb42b19657ba152b2ff024
04 AUG 3301 - A Sirus Corporation shuttle was destroyed due to a docking computer failure while approaching Patterson Enterprise in the Sirius system. Federal Times reporter Elaine Boyd asked a Sirius Corporation representative how they were able to identify the cause of the accident so quickly. Among those who died in the accident was Sean Richards, a senior consultant engineer who helped compile the incident report on the dissappearance of Starship One and had also formed part of the task force into the Antares enquiry 50 years earlier.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55c07fd99657ba707a237d68
11 AUG 3301. Two people were killed when their transport craft crashed into a Lakon Type-9 Heavy. Elaine Boyd from the Federal Times asked for the identities of the dead and was told that they wouldn’t be disclosed until the next of kin had been identified. She pressed further asking if one of the dead men was Arnold Lowe, a senior investigator in the Starship One disappearance. She was told ‘no comment’ and no further questions were taken.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55c9c9619657ba0e04597831
14 AUG 3301 - Noted conspiracy theorist Ricardo Bentonio alledges that President Halsey was kidnapped by aliens.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55cdae459657ba2536aa1055
21 AUG 3301 - Agent Susan Monroe was killed in the early hours of the morning. She was a member of the Presidential Protection Detail. Monroe was romantically involved with Federal Times reporter Elaine Boyd. Boyd was sought as a person of interest in the case.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55d6e7029657ba71492c7ad7
23 AUG 3301 - Elaine Boyd's status as person of interest in the death of Susan Monroe upgraded to 'suspect'.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55d6e9ee9657bae1492c7ad9
25 AUG 3301 - Elaine Boyd's body was found in the Wyrd system. She apparently took her own life.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55dc31a49657baad223a18a4
28 AUG 3301 - Antares incident linked to Vice President Nigel Smeaton's death. Data packets, apparently sent automatically after the death of Elaine Boyd, are received by several news outlets. The packets apparently link the Death of VP Smeaton to the Antares Incident. Smeaton, who was related to an Antares crew member, conducted a private "off the books" investigation into the incident. Smeaton concluded that the Antares was lost due to sabotage not drive failure. Boyd's data implied that Smeaton was killed to stop the investigation.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55ded1f39657ba672b5b8fda
29 AUG 3301 - It is revealed that Agent Susan Monroe had been a part of Vice President Smeaton's security detail at the time of his death.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55ded4ee9657ba367c5b8fdb
01 SEP 3301 - Core Dynamics linked to VP Smeaton's death. Financial transfers, one of which was through a shell corporation, linked former Core Dynamics employee and Starship One Flight Engineer Nick Baron to Congressman George Fallside. Fallside has non-executive directorship of Core Dynamics.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55e56c1d9657ba7521ed4373
02 SEP 3301 - Core Dynamics releases statement regarding link to VP Smeaton. The Chief Editor for the Federal Times confirmed that they would share the information they had with the Sirius Corporation, Core Dynamics and appropriate law enforcement agencies.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55e6b87e9657ba6e79ed4374
13 SEP 3301 - Federal research program into Unknown Artifacts, led by Ishmael Palin, begins.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55f299e09657ba1221c575d7
15 SEP 3301 - Vice President Nigel Smeaton's investigation data into the the Antares Incident is found on a data chit discovered among his personal belongings. The data was encrypted but technicians at the Federal Times were able to extract some of the information which might lead authorities to locating the wreckage of the Highliner Antares. The data was handed over to Sirius Corporation as well as investigating officers.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55f7e3849657ba4271cf6eb0
20 SEP 3301 - Federal research program into Unknown Artifacts terminated ... apparently under pressure from sources unknown.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55fbda049657bad80dcf6eb1
28 SEP 3301 - Shadow President Winters calls for an investigation into the allegations surrounding former VP Smeaton's death.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/560900fc9657ba413058f74b
29 SEP 3301 - President Hudson begins a closed investigation into Smeaton's death.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/560a4fd39657ba343d58f74b
26 OCT 3301 - Ismael Palin begins independent research into the UAs.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/562dfb949657ba7166c8185b
02 OCT 3301 - Armed intruders apprehended at Christian Dock. It is believed that they were attempting to thwart Professor Palin's research into the UAs.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56373bda9657ba187b5fe4ac
17 DEC 3301 - Fraud over fake precious gems originating in the Prism system.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5672fe369657ba750b6de916
22 DEC 3301 - Search for the Antares begins.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56795df09657ba9552349a85
31 DEC 3301 - Sirius Corporation begins analysing wreckage to attempt to locate Antares.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5679639b9657baba48349a81
13 JAN 3302 - Sirius Corporation confirms discovery of Antares wreckage. Li Yong-Rui hints that the discovery could allow Sirius to reintroduce the Antares' drive technology to serve as a "catalyst for a whole new era of interplanetary travel."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5696828d9657ba1b4248c09b
14 JAN 3302 - Unidentified signal in the Pleiades Nebula.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5697c9829657ba153248c09b
15 JAN 3302 - Discovery of Barnacles haralded on Galnet. Meta-Alloys begin to restore Obsidian Orbital.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5698e0529657ba4b5ba11205
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5699164d9657ba837da11204
21 JAN 3302 - Sirius analyis of Antares wreckage concludes. "Our investigation has confirmed the original finding that a cascade failure in the hyperdrive's internal containment systems caused a catastrophic explosion within the drive. The mapped wreckage pattern suggests that the failure occurred while the Antares was transitioning from normal space to hyperspace. The precise cause of the failure remains unexplained, however. We will continue to analyse the available data to see what more we can learn."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56a0bac79657bab03861ba03
23 JAN 3302 - Professor Violet Belbin raises concerns over Palins research into meta-alloys.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56a2167a9657ba044b61ba04
25 JAN 3302 - Sirius responds to calls for clarity from the galactic community and confirms that the Antares wreckage was foind in the Luyten 205-128 system.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56a62e029657bae044730a8a
28 JAN 3302 - President Hudson initiates a search for Starship One.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56a9ec0b9657ba9647be67bd
28 JAN 3302 - Professor Palin makes research breakthrough.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56a2167a9657ba044b61ba04
31 JAN 3302 - Unidentified Spacecraft Observed at Obsidian Orbital. "It had an unusual designation – "S6: 7" – so I tried hailing it, but there was no response. Then our sensors lit up. I couldn't believe it – the damned thing was scanning the station! I told the weapons team to stand by, but the next thing I knew, it was gone."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56ab79989657ba031aaab151
04 FEB 3302 - Federation begins analysing wreckage to locate Starship One.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56b328b59657ba0564c00374
07 FEB 3302 - Palin departs for Maia b1ba.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56b49d799657ba3b18c00374
09 FEB 3302 - Ishmael Palin missing.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56ba22b59657baf430b4c9d4
15 FEB 3302 - A Federal investigation team has released the results of an official inquiry into the destruction of Starship One. The 600,000-word report confirms that the abnormal energy signature detected just before the ship made its last jump was almost certainly caused by mechanical failure.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56c1a75d9657ba6573fb9f0b
18 FEB 3302 - Zachary Hudson calls on the community to help search for survivors of the Spaceship One incident.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56c599919657ba0c388f8cac
23 FEB 3302 - Numerous escape pods containing living survivors from Spaceship One have been found by the community.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56cc56209657ba7c219aaddb
26 FEB 3302 - It is reported that former Federal President Halsey was found among the survivors of Spaceship One.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56d02be39657ba4e7be7f13e
28 FEB 3302 - The Federation retires the remaining Narwhal Liner from use as the Presidential vessel. It's twin was the Spaceship One vessel that was lost the previous year.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56d02da29657ba527be7f141
05 MAR 3302 - Professor Palin found among recovered escape pods delivered to Wilkes Orbital. He was apparently abducted.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56d968de9657baef074bf67c
09 MAR 3302 - Palin recovering.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56dff77c9657ba086fef053e
14 MAR 3302 - Palin describes kidnapping. "... The hull was carved open and a handful of black-clad figures poured in. I was unconscious within moments."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56e6ab6e9657badd62b3d3c5
15 MAR 3302 - Breakthrough in fight against technological plague.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56e82d239657bac939b3d3c9
16 MAR 3302 - Could Jasmina Halsey be reinstated as President?
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56e939e49657bacd39b3d3ce
26 MAR 3302 - Halsey brought out of coma.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56f3be3b9657ba972ede99b0
29 MAR 3302 - Jasmina Halsey still not yet at full health.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/56fa4c629657ba8a5338b2c8
04 APR 3302 - Halsey addresses the media. "It was wonderful. Amazing. I saw the universe, and our galaxy within it, as I'd never seen it before, and I felt the presence of the real caretakers of our galaxy. The paradox of their existence – tiny yet gargantuan, fleeting yet eternal. They spoke to me as I drifted in the void. It was amazing. I must share their message."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/04-APR-3302
15 APR 3302 - Federal politician Jacob Harris accuses the Empire of destroying Starship One.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/570632e59657ba461760adb7
15 APR 3302 - Ishmael Palin to retire from active research.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5706346c9657ba431760adb9
23 APR 3302 - CMDR Corrigendum attempts to remind the community about links between Elaine Boyd, the destruction of the Antares and Starship One and Core Dynamics.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5719f5f49657badd3624c983
28 APR 3302 - Jasmina Halsey appeals for exploration data.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/28-APR-3302
05 MAY 3302 - Halsey's appeal for data concludes. "The data you submitted will now be analysed to determine if it can tell us more about the beings seen by President Halsey. With luck, this investigation will set us on a path to making contact with these extraordinary beings."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/572b1bed9657ba120b59e115
05 MAY 3302 - Jaques makes an appeal for hydrogen fuel. His plan is to jump the station from Gliese 1269 to Beagle Point.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/572b48d09657baa33659e116
07 MAY 3302 - Halsey appeal for data failed to uncover any evidence to coroborate her claims. The former president is to undergo a psychiatric review.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/572b12659657baa23659e118
09 MAY 3302 - Freelance report that Ricardo Bentonio has come to Jasmina Halsey's defence. And is requesting access to the former President.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57305fbf9657bac55274f914
12 MAY 3302 - Jaques to embark for Beagle Point.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57348b939657ba6f57f3e221
13 MAY 3302 - Bentonio's request to see Halsey is denied according to Galactic News.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57359f4a9657ba2456f3e227
14 MAY 3302 - CMDR Corrigendum reports protesters seeking Halsey's release from psyciatric care.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5735a3be9657ba4055f3e221
14 MAY 3302 - Winters comments on Halsey's commital.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5735a0019657ba7057f3e220
20 MAY 3302 - Freelance report that a religious cult has attempted to modify Jaques' hyperdrive engines to force the station to misjump in an attempt to meat Jasmina Halsey's 'architects'.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/573edd4e9657ba91579b0b78
21 MAY 3302 - Freelance report from CMDR Corlas requesting access to the results from Halsey's exploration data CG.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/573ede829657ba4b679b0b8a
26 MAY 3302 - Jaques station never arrived at Beagle Point.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5746c56b9657ba1270c36567
13 JUN 3302 - Although Jaques remains missing, fragmentary messages from the station are recived by a number of outposts. "...witch-space...drive engines...station infrastructure intact but...we are..."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/13-JUN-3302
16 JUN 3302 - Pranav Antal requests exploration data to help determine the fate of "The Missing".
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5762c4249657ba55212afb03
18 JUN 3302 - Formidine Rifters issue a freelance report requesting more explorers join their numbers. "We would like to invite all explorers dedicated to expanding human knowledge to join us in the Formidine Rift. We have reason to believe that there is something beyond the galactic arm that may change humanity's view of the cosmos, but we simply need more eyes, ears and minds to help us unravel this mystery."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5763caa09657badc6e40e706
18 JUN 3302 - Freelance Report: Federation capitol ships spotted in Merope.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5763cb959657badf6e40e70a
23 JUN 3302 - Antal's appeal for data concludes. "My thanks go to those who took the time to support this campaign. The data you have provided will now be analysed, and with luck it will tell us more about what happens to the many spacefarers who disappear every day, every week, every year. How many are abducted? How many run out of fuel, far from home? And how many simply disappear without explanation? Your data will help us answer these questions."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/576bebd69657ba9471f3e118
25 JUN 3302 - Federation says that it's presence in Merope is legitimate.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/25-JUN-3302
29 JUN 3302 - Jaques Station found!
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/29-JUN-3302
30 JUN 3302 - Jaques speaks. "Pretty soon I realised I had a choice – push on to Beagle Point and arrive as a cloud of shrapnel, or drop into the nearest safe system. I made the only choice I could – to push on. Then I came to my senses and decided to drop into Eol Prou RS-T d3-94."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5774e64f9657ba3d668a023a
01 JUL 3302 Memorial to the Highliner Antares Unveiled.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/577636439657babf44d2ca7d
01 JUL 3302 - Empire criticizes Federation presence in Merope.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/577636739657bac344d2ca80
02 JUL 3302 - Hudson responds to Imperial criticism.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/577637259657babe44d2ca82
08 JUL 3302 - Federal citizens call for Halsey's release. "It seems even former presidents aren't allowed to speak the truth. Jasmina Halsey is right – we should keep expanding, pushing out into space – but the Federal government isn't interested. And now they've had her imprisoned."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/577f77379657ba006084db82
13 JUL 3302 - Imperial ships to enter Merope.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57860dc79657ba3339588b50
15 JUL 3302 - Jasmina Halsey discharged. "I would like to thank the staff of this fine institution for helping me during this troubled time. It's fair to say I haven't quite been myself recently, and I apologise wholeheartedly for any distress I might have caused."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5788c3779657ba1607588b5d
29 JUL 3302 - Jasmina Halsey returns to public life. "I know that many of you have been perplexed by my recent statements, but having reflected on my experiences, I have accepted that what I saw might not have been literally real. I do believe, however, that the message contained in those experiences is valid, and that I have a duty to share that message."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/29-JUL-3302
05 AUG 3302 - Curious developments in Tionisla. For the first time in over a hundred years, a new ship has been added to the Tionisla Orbital Graveyard. Just before the vessel was moved to its final resting place, an onboard beacon briefly activated, transmitting a repeating sequence of curious characters. This continued for a few minutes until a power failure silenced it. The message read "OTSEAFOTSEAF".
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57a462879657ba967bd8f578
12 AUG 3302 - The Thargoids. "Are we alone in the universe? It's a question we've been asking for millennia. Even before we expanded into space, we wondered about the possibility of non-human intelligence."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57ada8969657baeb6e876c6c
12 AUG 3302 - Economic Turmoil Ahead? One option for investors looking for a risky but possibly lucrative venture is a start-up called MetaDrive Inc., a small company based in the Chi Orionis system specialising in hyperdrive research. The company is reported to be seeking investment.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57ada8c69657baeb6e876c6d
13 AUG 3302 - Salomé - Traitor or Terrorist? "We note with dismay that a certain Commander Salomé has resurfaced once again. Many will be unaware of her activities, obscured as they are by her carefully cultivated innocence and charm, so it falls to the Imperial Citizen to reveal the sordid truth. She is Lady Kahina Tijani Loren, the disgraced senator."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57adaa039657ba796f876c6d
19 AUG 3302 - Salomé – Pride or Prejudice? "According to Lady Kahina's account, she escaped a hardened gang of freedom fighters and faced down a notorious pirate lord. Is it not more likely that she colluded with these terrorists to murder her family so she could become a senator?"
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57b6f0349657ba5c0e4f8623
20 AUG 3302 - Assassination Attempt on Patreus Thwarted. "Emperor's Dawn was smashed – it's history," said a researcher for the Imperial Citizen. "Someone else was behind this – someone with a major grudge against Patreus."
23 AUG 3302 - Freelance Report. Commander Salomé Hijacked in Cemiess. "Heavy fire...mayday! Imperial markings! Traitors... Shields are down, we're taking damage...it's... I thought I sensed his arrogance! How dare... We're being boarded. I only have moments. Please get word to the Children of Raxxla, tell them I have new information. The Rift, Hawkin's Gap and the Conflux are connected with strange happenings in the Pleiades. They must find out before..."
26 AUG 3302 - Explorers Urged to be Cautious. Karl Devene, head of the Federal Astrocartography Department, warned would-be explorers of the dangers of venturing into the void.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57c019219657ba3a25e8855f
27 AUG 3302 - Problems at MetaDrive? "We've been interested in collaboration for a while," said the marketing manager of Sirius Corp's hyperdrive research division, "and were in talks over licensing MetaDrive's exciting new technology. We have no desire to see them go under."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/27-AUG-3302
28 AUG 3302 - Enigmatic message received. "We've found something. Something incredible. Something the whole galaxy will want to see. The truth."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57c019b09657ba3325e8855a
31 AUG 3302 - Mysterious wreckage discovered. "I'm familiar with every starship design of the past fifty years, and most of the older ones, too," said Augustus Sym, an Imperial veteran and former test pilot based in the Achenar system, "and I've never seen anything like it. There's no doubt in my mind – that is an alien ship."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57c69de19657ba060a46a7f2
02 SEP 3302 - High-Ranking Imperial Implicated in Assassination Plot. Sources in the Achenar system have revealed that an individual identified only as 'a senior member of the Imperial hierarchy' has been arrested in connection with the recent assassination attempt on Admiral Denton Patreus.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57c956299657baa739e2bc1d
03 SEP 3302 - Galactic Leaders Respond to Discovery. The leaders of the galaxy's major powers have responded to the discovery of a mysterious shipwreck in the Pleiades Sector AB-W B2-4 system.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57c956f99657ba924ee2bc1d
08 SEP 3302 – Imperial Ships Deployed to Pleiades Sector AB-W B2-4. Eyewitness reports indicate that a Majestic-class Interdictor has taken up position directly over the shipwreck site.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57d12cbf9657baa163e9a578
09 SEP 3302 - Otto Granger demands credit. "Look, I admit it – when we found the wreck, we saw it as an opportunity to make some money. But we never planned to keep the discovery from the public. The point is that we found it – me and my friends. But now the discovery has been credited to someone else! It's outrageous!"
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57d287d19657ba180de9a57c
19 SEP 3302 - Kahina Loren Implicated in Patreus Assassination Attempt. Sources close to the Imperial Senate have released a statement indicating that Lady Kahina Tijani Loren, erstwhile senator of the Prism system, has been charged in connection with the attempted assassination of Admiral Denton Patreus.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57dbc92d9657ba651c6732a6
20 SEP 3302 - Halsey shares her vision. "I saw a place of extraordinary beauty. A paradise. It was truly wonderful. This was no dream – it was a glimpse of something very real. We must find this place. It could be our future."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57dbf3809657ba691c6732ac
23 SEP 3302 - Chairman of MetaDrive Inc. Passes Away. In related news, Raan Corsen, a junior employee of MetaDrive Inc., was recently suspended from the company after auditors detected account irregularities.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57dbf5e79657ba661c6732ac
30 SEP 3302 – Imperial Prima Donnas Flash their Claws. Princess Aisling Duval has clashed with former Imperial senator Lady Kahina Loren in an impromptu debate organised by The Imperial Citizen. Unbeknownst to either Princess Duval or Lady Kahina, parts of the altercation were broadcast live.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57ee33cb9657bab16f5a5e73
01 OCT 3302 – Acrimony on Achenar. An anonymous source has indicated that the scandal surrounding former senator Kahina Tijani Loren has awoken latent animosity within the Imperial powerbase.
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01 OCT 3302 - Curious Transmission Partially Decoded. In early August, an antique Cobra Mk III was interred at the Tionisla Orbital Graveyard. Shortly before the ship was laid to rest, a beacon aboard the vessel transmitted a repeating sequence of curious characters. The encrypted data is followed by an apparently meaningless clear-text phrase: 'The vain queen rides a giraffe that remembers her daughter's hero.'
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57ee35199657bad4635a5e6b
07 OCT 3302 – Exploration or Surveillance? A spokesperson for the Sirius Corporation has revealed that the mega-corporation has deployed hundreds of deep-space probes and signalling technologies throughout the galaxy.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57f76fc89657ba7153edfc13
14 OCT 3302 – Kahina Loren Stripped of her Rank. Kahina Tijani Loren has been stripped of the rank of senator for delegating her responsibilities in respect of the Prism system to Ambassador Cuthrick Delaney in 3301.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5800adae9657ba04699912ec
21 OCT 3302 - Patreus Rails against London Treaty. The treaty, established in 3278, imposes limits on capital-ship construction in order to prevent possible arms races.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5809dff79657baf8216962ee
22 OCT 3302 - MetaDrive Acquired by Sirius Corporation. "The board of MetaDrive wholeheartedly welcomes the security this acquisition brings. As part of the Sirius Corporation, the MetaDrive brand will continue to go from strength to strength."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5809e0a19657ba621a6962ed
26 OCT 3302 – Loren Trial Begins. The trial of Lady Kahina Tijani Loren has begun at the Prism Hall of Justice.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5810d0f99657baf64d76eba5
27 OCT 3302 – Federation Blockades Maia A 3 a. Independent reports from the Maia system indicate that a Farragut-class Battlecruiser has taken up position over Maia A 3 a, not far from the personal research base of Professor Ishmael Palin. The Federal vessel is apparently redirecting pilots who stray too close to the site.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5811da3a9657ba344b76ebab
28 OCT 3302 – Kahina Loren Found Guilty. "Ms Loren has been sentenced to life imprisonment at Koontz Asylum in the Daibo system".
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31 OCT 3302 – Ancient Ruins Discovered. The discovery of the ruins is only one of a number of remarkable finds made over the past few years. The Unknown Artefacts, Unknown Probes, the so-called organic structures and the crash site in the Pleiades Sector AB-W B2-4 system have piqued the curiosity of the entire galactic community. But the relationship between these discoveries – if any – has yet to be determined.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/58172f049657bad53848e27b
01 NOV 3302 – Fungi Discovered on Airless Worlds. "Based on the visual telemetry, I can say the shelf and puffball-like specimens fall under the basidiomycota phyla of fungi. The other two cannot be identified without studying physical samples."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5818b6c19657bad54869756c
04 NOV 3302 – Patreus's Flagship Attacked. An organisation known as the Children of Raxxla has claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, the organisation said it had been "backed into a corner" after diplomatic entreaties regarding Kahina Loren – whom it referred to as Salomé – had gone unanswered.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/581c69b99657ba334b4f319e
05 NOV 3302 – Second Mysterious Wreck Discovered. A shipwreck bearing strong similarities to that recently found in the Pleiades Sector AB-W B2-4 has been discovered in the HIP 17862 system.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/05-NOV-3302
17 NOV 3302 – Competing Appeals for Exploration Data. "We are looking at the following coordinates: PLAA AEC IZ-N C20-1, PRU AESCS DL-W C15-37 and EAFOTS EU-R C4-1. Explorers might be more familiar with the colloquial names for these areas – Hawkin's Gap, the Conflux and the Formidine Rift. Pilots should travel to one of these locations and investigate out to a radius of 200 light years."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/582dc4489657bacc7c29abb9
19 NOV 3302 – MetaDrive Audit Complete. A number of files relating to Dakarai's affairs are also believed to be missing. A junior member of the audit team reported that a series of so-called 'exodus documents' could not be located. The employee was unceremoniously removed from the audit team shortly afterwards.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/582ee6249657ba76159b7101
25 NOV 3302 – Prisoner Convoy Destroyed. It has been confirmed that the convoy was carrying various political dissidents, convicted murderers and terrorists. Among them was the infamous Kahina Loren, recently found guilty of the attempted assassination of Admiral Denton Patreus.
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01 DEC 3302 – Exploration Data Appeals Conclude. "We know there are secrets buried in this data. We only hope we can unlock them in time."
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02 DEC 3302 – Ram Tah Laboratory Attacked. "This is clearly an attempt to undermine my research into the Synuefe ruins. Since my investigations began, a number of agencies have made clear their desire to capitalise on the site for personal, political or military gain. The knowledge contained in the ruins does not belong to one individual or organisation – it belongs to everyone."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/584151ec9657ba28332a6a01
02 DEC 3302 – Amateurs Partially Decrypt Signal. A small group of EM-transmission technology enthusiasts in the Tionisla system claims to have partially decoded the encrypted message transmitted from the Tionisla Orbital Graveyard by an antique Cobra Mk III a few months ago.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/584152179657ba28332a6a02
09 DEC 3302 – Ram Tah Breaks his Silence. "I have made the first step in unlocking the ruins' secrets! Using data delivered by independent pilots and explorers, my researchers and I have created a decryption algorithm that can decipher the data patterns contained in the mysterious obelisks."
[ARTICLE TAKEN OFFLINE - IT WAS RELEASED EARLY]
23 DEC 3302 – Federal Exploration Programme in Disarray. Last month, the Federation launched an appeal for exploration data from a number of remote locations. A competitive appeal was simultaneously launched by a mysterious group known as the Children of Raxxla, which succeeded in completely derailing the Federal initiative. Karl Devene, head of Astrocartography at Mars High, was forced to resign as a result.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/23-DEC-3302
06 JAN 3303 – Thargoids Sighted? According to reports, an independent pilot by the name of Commander DP Sayre was interdicted en route to the Aries Dark Region XU-O b6-3 by a highly unusual ship bearing no resemblance to any known human craft.
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/586fa6c09657baee2439ed7b
07 JAN 3303 – Hyperspace. "Hyperspace technology originated in the early 22nd Century, but it wasn't until the 2800s that consumer ships began to take advantage of it."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/586f796c9657ba3357039d07
13 JAN 3303 – Superpowers Respond to Strange Sightings. Following reports of mysterious spacecraft in human-inhabited space, the leaders of the galaxy's three superpowers have released official statements.
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16 JAN 3303 – Independent Scientists Comment on Sightings. In a statement, Professor Palin said, "I have no wish to be alarmist, and I can understand why the galactic superpowers have issued a somewhat noncommittal response. But suggesting that these craft may be of human origin, or the product of a hoax, rather stretches plausibility."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/587ce4869657ba2a4971527c
20 JAN 3303 – Clandestine Federal-Imperial Negotiations? "We believe the Federation is meeting with Imperial dignities behind closed doors. The nature of these meetings isn't clear, but we have noted unusual ship movements around the historic Cambridge space port."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5880a5179657ba0b78d5d52c
24 JAN 3303 – Ram Tah Discovers New Sites. " I have been able to do is narrow the field to a handful of systems – specifically Synuefe ZL-J d10-119, Synuefe XO-P c22-17, IC 2391 Sector ZE-A d101 and IC 2391 Sector GW-V b2-4."
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/24-JAN-3303
27 JAN 3303 – Body Found at Wreaken Construction Site. An unidentified individual has been found dead at a Wreaken Construction site in the COL 70 sector. The body was disfigured as a result of radiation exposure, and identification has so far not been possible. System authorities are conducting an investigation.
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