Timeline of System Colonization and Key Expeditions

Alpha Centauri (2238)

• Gate Online Date: February 12, 2238

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Pathfinder

• Captain: Captain Richard Hawke

• Gate Construction Ship: Stellar Forge

• Captain: Captain Emily Rodgers

• Leading Faction: Alliance of Democratic Nations (ADN)

Barnard's Star (2259)

• Gate Online Date: August 24, 2259

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Vanguard

• Captain: Captain Elena Frost

• Gate Construction Ship: Nova Constructor

• Captain: Captain Dmitri Volkov

• Leading Faction: Federated Sovereign Republics (FSR)

Luhman 16 (2261)

• Gate Online Date: May 15, 2261

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Endeavor

• Captain: Captain Aiden Mercer

• Gate Construction Ship: Nebula Builder

• Captain: Captain Hiroshi Tanaka

• Leading Faction: Interstellar Trade Federation (ITF)

Wolf 359 (2263)

• Gate Online Date: November 7, 2263

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Explorer

• Captain: Captain Sophia Reynolds

• Gate Construction Ship: Galactic Engineer

• Captain: Captain Klaus Weber

• Leading Faction: United Colonial Effort (UCE)

Lalande 21185 (2265)

• Gate Online Date: April 19, 2265

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Odyssey

• Captain: Captain Marcus Vance

• Gate Construction Ship: Cosmic Artisan

• Captain: Captain Maria Gonzalez

• Leading Faction: Stellar Alliance for Progress (SAP)

Ross 248 (2267)

• Gate Online Date: October 31, 2267

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Pioneer

• Captain: Captain Nadia Kim

• Gate Construction Ship: Starlight Architect

• Captain: Captain Ahmed Al-Farouk

• Leading Faction: Coalition of Interstellar Nations (CIN)

Epsilon Eridani (2269)

• Gate Online Date: January 22, 2269

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Trailblazer

• Captain: Captain Daniel Reyes

• Gate Construction Ship: Interstellar Constructor

• Captain: Captain Olivia Chen

• Leading Faction: Galactic Pioneers Corporation (GPC)

Luyten's Star (2271)

• Gate Online Date: June 14, 2271

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Discoverer

• Captain: Captain Amara Singh

• Gate Construction Ship: Celestial Builder

• Captain: Captain Raul Fernandez

• Leading Faction: Consortium of Stellar Nations (CSN)

Ross 154 (2273)

• Gate Online Date: March 3, 2273

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Pathfinder II

• Captain: Captain Lucas Thorne

• Gate Construction Ship: Orbital Engineer

• Captain: Captain Elena Petrova

• Leading Faction: United Andean Confederation (UAC)

Sirius (2275)

• Gate Online Date: July 29, 2275

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Frontier

• Captain: Captain Isabella Cruz

• Gate Construction Ship: Star Constructor

• Captain: Captain Antoine Dupont

• Leading Faction: Ubuntu Republic (UR)

Procyon (2277)

• Gate Online Date: December 5, 2277

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Voyager

• Captain: Captain Julian Stone

• Gate Construction Ship: Galactic Architect

• Captain: Captain Fatima Youssef

• Leading Faction: Bharat Republic (BR)

Lacaille 9352 (2279)

• Gate Online Date: April 11, 2279

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Seeker

• Captain: Captain Evelyn Harper

• Gate Construction Ship: Astro Builder

• Captain: Captain Sven Larsen

• Leading Faction: Maghreb Union (MU)

61 Cygni (2281)

• Gate Online Date: September 9, 2281

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Navigator

• Captain: Captain Gabriel Hayes

• Gate Construction Ship: Stellar Engineer

• Captain: Captain Mei Wong

• Leading Faction: Takaful Republic (TR)

Struve 2398 (2283)

• Gate Online Date: November 30, 2283

• First Recon Ship: Deep Space Reconnaissance Vessel Expedition

• Captain: Captain Victoria Lane

• Gate Construction Ship: Interstellar Artisan

• Captain: Captain Ilya Ivanov

• Leading Faction: Independent Peoples Alliances (IPA)