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Human Spaceflight History

The history of the human exploration of space.

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Modern Era

1672 BKC and beyond

1957 AD

4 October

Spunik Launch
Technological achievement

The fist Human satillite is launched by the nation of The Soviet Union, starting what humans refer to as "The Space Race", between the superpowers of America and The Soviet Union.
1961 AD

12 April

First Human in Space
Technological achievement

Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union becomes the first human to orbit Earth.
2043 AD

15 March

Discovery of Warpspace
Discovery, Scientific

Right before the Kepler II launched, scientists back on Earth see distortion consistent with Dark Matter between Earth and Mars. Thus, at the last minute, a new mission objective was added to investigate it. 11 months into the mission, the Kepler II reached the distortion and was pulled into Warpspace, causing significant damage to the ship.

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The Dying of the Light
2052 AD

12 April

Humanity's First Contact
Political event

Humans achieve the ability to use portals with the help of Lucien refugees from Meli and contact the CUPK.

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CPK History