Warp Technology, or the technology and physics required for interstellar travel was first discovered by Herman Davi in 2228. Though proposed as early as the 20th century, the first feasible interstellar drives were only created a few years after the establishment of Warp Physics.
Warp Physics, or the quantum physics needed to punch holes in space-time or use quatum entanglement to transport large amounts of information was first established by Herman Davi, who then built a warp drive that succesfully carried a chicken to Mars instantaneiously.
This discovery kickstarted the Spark, or the mass migration of humanity into the stars and the subsequent encounters with the Alien species in the Orion Arm.