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'''AD 2081''': The Isler Shuttlewarp Drive (named after its chief inventor, Dr. Christine Isler) is developed at Edison Point. Based upon hyperspace experiments originally performed on Earth, the procedure proves to operate much more effectively at a distance from planetary masses. As a result, the entire Edison Point facility is transported near instantaneously a distance of some 100,000 kilometers from L-4. When rescued by a shuttle from Luna, lab members complained of lingering disorientation and nausea.
 
'''AD 2081''': The Isler Shuttlewarp Drive (named after its chief inventor, Dr. Christine Isler) is developed at Edison Point. Based upon hyperspace experiments originally performed on Earth, the procedure proves to operate much more effectively at a distance from planetary masses. As a result, the entire Edison Point facility is transported near instantaneously a distance of some 100,000 kilometers from L-4. When rescued by a shuttle from Luna, lab members complained of lingering disorientation and nausea.
  
'''AD 2083''': Continued UTSA experimentation to develop an Isler Shuttlewarp Drive spacecraft yields an engine capable of cycling a vessel through a rapid series of successive jumps. Testing also demonstrates that sleeping occupants of such a vessel suffer less severe malaise. Work proceeds on developing vessels to explore the outer planets of the Solar System.
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'''AD 2083''': Continued UTSA experimentation to develop an Isler Drive spacecraft yields an engine capable of cycling a vessel through a rapid series of successive jumps . Testing also demonstrates that sleeping occupants of such a vessel suffer less severe malaise. Work proceeds on developing vessels to explore the outer planets of the Solar System.
  
'''AD 2086''': As a navigational experiment, the Edison Point facility is cautiously returned to L-4 in 1,000-kilometer Isler Shuttlewarp Drive micro-jumps.
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'''AD 2086''': As a navigational experiment, the Edison Point facility is cautiously returned to L-4 in 1,000-kilometer Isler Drive jumps.
  
'''AD 2098''': A small Isler Shuttlewarp Drive spacecraft reaches Jupiter. Travel time is mere days, which the crew spends in drugged sleep. When the ship returns, UTSA initiates a program to develop star travel, hoping to relieve severe population pressures on Earth by colonizing extra-solar worlds.
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'''AD 2098''': A small Isler Drive spacecraft reaches Jupiter. Travel time is mere days, which the crew spends in drugged sleep. When the ship returns, UTSA initiates a program to develop star travel, hoping to relieve severe population pressures on Earth by colonizing extra-solar worlds.
  
 
'''AD 2099''': Scientists at Edison Point create a weak, short-lived, and microscopic-but nonetheless measurable-artificial gravity field.
 
'''AD 2099''': Scientists at Edison Point create a weak, short-lived, and microscopic-but nonetheless measurable-artificial gravity field.
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'''AD 2101''': In a gesture of confidence or hope, UTSA begins construction of Stargate, a launching facility for future starships, at L-5.
 
'''AD 2101''': In a gesture of confidence or hope, UTSA begins construction of Stargate, a launching facility for future starships, at L-5.
  
'''AD 2113''': An automated probe is sent from Stargate to Alpha Centauri. The round trip takes 13 months, but when the probe returns, it bears proof of a planetary system existing around that star. The second planet out from the twin suns is Earth-like, its breathable atmosphere and warm climate supporting savannahs and lush jungles.
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'''AD 2113''': An automated probe is sent from Stargate to Alpha Centauri. The round trip takes 13 months, but when the probe returns , it bears proof of a planetary system existing around that star. The second planet out from the twin suns is Earth-like, its breathable atmosphere and warm climate supporting savannahs and lush jungles.
  
 
'''AD 2112''': In search of a means of life-support for unconscious starship crew members during the extended times necessary for stellar travel, researchers on Luna devise a stasis field pod. By slowing molecular movement within its field to a virtual halt, such a pod effectively brings time to a near-standstill for its occupant. The new technology also promises a revolution in food industries on Earth, allowing for perfect long-term storage of comestibles.
 
'''AD 2112''': In search of a means of life-support for unconscious starship crew members during the extended times necessary for stellar travel, researchers on Luna devise a stasis field pod. By slowing molecular movement within its field to a virtual halt, such a pod effectively brings time to a near-standstill for its occupant. The new technology also promises a revolution in food industries on Earth, allowing for perfect long-term storage of comestibles.

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