Timeline

The following is the recorded historical events in the "Lost in Space: 2068" timeline


 * Unknown date: An alien race, known as the Asurans, departed their home world (Alpha Centauri) to roam the Milky Way Galaxy in search for new habitable planets to colonize.
 * Unknown date: Asurans build the Milky Way Array to instantly travel to the Andromeda Galaxy. With numerous habitable planets found, the majority of the Asuran race leaves the Milky Way Galaxy.
 * Unknown date: The Asurans build the Andromeda Array, which can transport them back to the Milky Way Galaxy when needed.
 * Unknown date: The Asurans encounter an advanced cybernetic race known as the Kimera. They are ruthless and desire complete assimilation of all other races. The Asuran-Kimeran War begins.
 * Unknown date: After over a hundred years of war, the Asurans are beat back all the way to the Milky Way Galaxy. As Asuran scientist named Jarvis hides the Andromeda Array so the Kimera cannot travel leave the galaxy.
 * Unknown date: With too few remaining to continue their race, the Asurans return to Alpha Centauri to live out their lives. A few Asurans head for Earth and Kepler 90h in the hopes of continuing their race.
 * 1000 A.D.: An Asuran ship crashes in the Arizona desert.
 * 1953
 * April: Archaeologists in Arizona accidentally discover the buried remains of the crashed Asuran spaceship.
 * May: The remains of the Asuran ship is moved to a secure facility in Nevada (Area 51). President Eisenhower orders the find to be classified.
 * 1954: A circular ring-shaped device is salvaged from the remains of the Asuran ship. Area 51 scientists name it the Aligner, as it is able to realign the direction of gravity around it. The scientists discover it to have been the "engine" of the Asuran spaceship.
 * 1955:
 * February: Further study of the crashed alien ship reveals a partially intact computer interface. Area 51 scientists study it and are eventually able to activate it. Information from the computer interface reveal more information about the Asurans who built the ship.
 * August: President Eisenhower initiates the Aligner Project, which commissions Area 51 fully to the study of the Aligner.
 * 1996:
 * September: A young multi millionaire named Robert Denninger created a new organization; Origin 3. Publicly, its goal is to replace NASA and become the leading world enterprise in aerospace engineering. Secretly, its goal was to complete funding of the Aligner Project.
 * December: President Bill Clinton appoints Robert Denninger the leader of the project, as he had close ties with the administration.
 * 2007: Origin 3 surpasses NASA and becomes the leading organization in space exploration and technology research.
 * 2023: Origin 3 begins construction of the Saturn 1. Its mission publicly was to put man on Mars. Secretly, its mission was to test the first man made version of Aligner based off of reverse engineering.
 * 2024:
 * June: Construction of Saturn 1 is complete.
 * November: Saturn 1 is launched.
 * December: NASA is dissolved, and its assets are bought by Origin 3.
 * 2025: While making it's initial orbit around Mars, Saturn 1 disappears. No contact is made again. Origin 3 publicly states that Saturn 1 was destroyed by a rogue asteroid. Secretly, it was recorded that a gravitational anomaly appeared at the same time contact with Saturn 1 was lost.
 * 2029: Origin 3 begins construction of a second ship, the Saturn 2. Origin 3 scientists spent the previous five years creating a second man made Aligner.
 * 2030: Construction of the Saturn 2 is completed.
 * 2031: Saturn 2 successfully completes a round trip to Mars and back. Origin 3 is unable to ascertain the fate of the Saturn 1.
 * 2032: While the man made Aligner was a success, Origin 3 scientists find that in order to build a colony sized spaceship, the original Aligner must be used. The man made Aligner was found to be no where near as efficient as the original Aligner, and no where near as powerful. It would take another hundred years to create an Aligner as effective as the original.
 * 2036: Deep space Origin 3 probes confirm Alpha Centauri system to have an Earth-like planet, suitable for human colonization.
 * 2040: Robert Denninger announces publicly that Origin 3 will be constructing a giant spaceship capable of transporting colonists to Alpha Centauri. The Ship's name is the Daedalus.
 * 2042: Construction of the Daedalus begins.
 * 2052:
 * January: Construction of the Daedalus is complete.
 * April: The Daedalus departs for it's first trip to Alpha Centauri. It is eight months round trip. The Daedalus carries around 280 colonists, all of which are Origin 3 employees. A group of six colonists, plus an assigned pilot, are assigned to a Jupiter transport vehicle. This vehicle will act as the colonists home.
 * August: The Daedalus reaches Alpha Centauri successfully. On arrival, Origin 3 scientists soon discover the remains of second crashed Asuran spaceship. Like the one on Earth, they find an Aligner in tact inside the ship. The Daedalus is ordered to bring the Aligner back to Earth on it's return trip.
 * 2054: Deep space Origin 3 probes confirm Kepler 90h in the Kepler 90 system to be an Earth-like planet, suitable for human colonists.
 * 2055: Construction begins on the Normandy, the Daedalus's sister ship.
 * 2065:
 * July: The Daedalus completes its 10th round trip to Alpha Centauri and back.
 * October: Construction of the Normandy is complete.
 * 2066: The Normandy, powered by the Aligner found on Alpha Centauri, completes its first trip to the Kepler 90 system. Like its sister ship, the Normandy carries around 280 colonists per trip, all being Origin 3 employees. A group of six colonists, and a pilot, are assigned to a Jupiter transport vehicle. Unlike the Daedalus's trip to Alpha Centauri however, it is 12 months round trip.
 * 2067: The Normandy completes its second trip to the Kepler 90 system.
 * 2068:
 * February: The Normandy departs for its third trip to the Kepler 90 system.
 * June 2nd:
 * 0800 hours: Just under half way through its trip, the Normandy discovers the Asuran Array orbiting a red giant.
 * 0830 hours: The Asuran Array transports the Normandy to the Andromeda Galaxy.