2362

2362 was a year in the 2360s in the 24th century.

Events[edit]

January 1

The Odyssey is launched.^[1] The lead ship in the colony vessels, the Odyssey-laden with troops and terraforming gear-spearheads the colonization of a new world, Reach.^[2]^[3] This sparks the first wave of human expansion beyond the confines of the Solar System.^[4]

The Committee of Minds for Security holds a working session to design feasible models for first-contact scenarios with potentially hostile extraterrestrial intelligences.^[5]
The CAA First Reverie is built in orbit of Mars around this year. It is one of nearly a hundred colony ships to launch from Luna to colonise new worlds, igniting what would become known as the Domus Diaspora.^[6]

^ Twitter, Jessica Shea (@bsangel): "#TodayInHalo 1/1/2362 Humanity reaches for the stars. The Odyssey sets off to lead the first colonization efforts outside of the Sol system." (Retrieved on Nov 5, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 151 (Reach)
^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Chapter Two: Humans - Human Colonization of Space, page 43
^ Xbox.com - Halo: Combat Evolved, Game Features, Story Line (Retrieved on Nov 7, 2008) [local archive] [external archive]
^ Halo: Reach - Data pads, Data pad 2
^ Halo: Outpost Discovery - Scannable items: Colony Ship