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Template:UC The term human colonies refers to the vast number of colony worlds surveyed and/or colonized by humans within the Unified Earth Government. The planets under the jurisdiction of the UEG, together with humanity's homeworld, are collectively referred to as "Earth and Her Colonies".[1] While the concept of space colonization originated in the 20th century, its practice was only successful in the 22nd century.[2] As of 2490, a total of 800 colonies were under the influence of the UEG.

Concept

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The concept of space colonization was born out of the need to expand human habitation outside of Earth to prevent overpopulation, to alleviate the consumption of Earth's resources by conducting planetary mining on other worlds, and to better understand the universe as human civilization expanded. Various approaches were suggested to achieve this, such as colonization efforts of the Moon and Mars, building facilities on orbiting asteroids and creating artificial platforms.

History

Early colonization efforts

The first recorded success of human colonization in the modern age was made in the later half of the 21st century. The Moon and Mars saw humanity's first expansion, followed by the natural satellites orbiting Jupiter. Despite these successes, the efforts did not solve Earth's overpopulation issue. It eventually led to political unrest, contributing to the formation of political movements promising independence from the national governments on Earth and the overbearing influence of the United Nations.[2] Operating across the colonized worlds and orbital platforms of the Sol system, the Frieden movement made the Jovian Moons their main base of operations while the Koslovics sought to take control of Mars. Battles were fought over the colony worlds from 2160 to 2170, culminating in a UN victory in the Interplanetary War. The outcome of the space wars led to the creation of a unified Earth government tasked to ensure Earth's influence over the colony worlds and a powerful, united military force known as the United Nations Space Command.[2]

Expansion beyond Sol system

The technological innovation of the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine in 2291 sprung the human civilization into the space-faring age, allowing them to travel beyond Sol system. Half a century later, the UEG constructed its first line of colony ships - led by Odyssey - to initiate the expansion of human habitation.[2]

Inner Colonies and Outer Colonies

Main articles: Inner Colonies, Outer Colonies

Classification of colonies

List of known colonies

Inner Colonies

Outer Colonies

Other/unspecified

Notes

  1. ^ The presence of orbital defense platforms around New Carthage implies that it is an Inner Colony, though this has not been confirmed.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo 3 level, Halo (Eulogy)
  2. ^ a b c d Xbox.com/Halo - Timeline
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