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Mass Effect[]
- Codex entry is under "Timeline".
2069[]
Armstong Outpost at Shackleton Crater becomes the first human settlement on Luna. It is formally founded on July 24, the 100th anniversary of the first lunar landing.
2103[]
Lowell City in Eos Chasma becomes the first human settlement on Mars.
2137[]
Eldfell-Ashland Energy Corporation demonstrates helium-3 fuel extraction from the atmosphere of Saturn.
2142[]
Construction of Gagarin Station (Jump Zero) begins beyond the orbit of Pluto.
2148[]
Prospectors discover the Prothean ruins at Promethei Planum on Mars.
2149[]
Translation of Prothean data leads humans to the Charon mass relay. Systems Alliance founded to coordinate exploration and colonization of extra-solar worlds.
2151[]
A shipping accident at Singapore International Spaceport exposes downwind communities to containers of dust-form element zero. Alliance begins construction of Arcturus Station.
2152[]
Roughly 30% of the children born in Singapore after element zero exposure suffer from cancerous growths. Systems Alliance begins settlement of Earth's first extra-solar colony world, the planet Demeter.
2154[]
Commander Shepard born.
2155[]
Systems Alliance occupies completed portions of Arcturus Station as a headquarters.
2156[]
Some children of Singapore exhibit minor telekinetic abilities.
2157[]
Turians encounter human explorers; First Contact War. Occupation and liberation of the human colony world of Shanxi.
2158[]
Humans learn potential of biotics. An international effort to track element zero exposures begins. Roughly 10% of exposed children show some level of biotic ability.
2160[]
Systems Alliance Parliament formed.
2165[]
Humans establish embassy on Citadel.
2170[]
Batarian slavers attack the Alliance colony of Mindoir.
2176[]
Skyllian Blitz - Pirates and slavers attacked Elysium, the human capital in the Skyllian Verge.
2177[]
Thresher maws devour the Alliance colony of Akuze.
2178[]
In retaliation for the Skyllian Blitz, an Alliance fleet wipes out an army of slavers on the moon of Torfan.
2183[]
Current date.
Mass Effect 2 additions[]
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2183[]
Geth led by rogue Spectre Saren Arterius attack the Citadel, ensuing in a battle that cost thousands of lives. A few weeks later, the SSV Normandy is ambushed and destroyed. Commander Shephard is presumed dead.
2185[]
Current date.
Mass Effect 3 additions[]
2185[]
An alien race known as the Collectors abducts thousands of human colonists in the Terminus Systems. Commander Shepard leads a team beyond the Omega 4 relay to attack the Collectors where they live, stopping the abductions.
2186[]
Current date.