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These pressures also helped make space colonization seem more attractive in later centuries, as the government would sign off on a colony ship program that was revealed in [[2310]] to ease the burden on the ailing home world. This would not have been possible without the invention of the [[Slipspace]] Shaw-Fujikawa drive in the late 2200's, which allowed the ships to travel far greater distances than ever before. | These pressures also helped make space colonization seem more attractive in later centuries, as the government would sign off on a colony ship program that was revealed in [[2310]] to ease the burden on the ailing home world. This would not have been possible without the invention of the [[Slipspace]] Shaw-Fujikawa drive in the late 2200's, which allowed the ships to travel far greater distances than ever before. | ||
It took 52 years before the first colony ship, the ''[[Odyssey]]'', was launched, and what became the so-called Inner Colonies were not fully colonized until the end of the 24th century. The apex of UNSC colonization would come in [[2492]], when more then 800 worlds were under human control and were at various stages of development. By this time, a ring of Outer Colonies was providing the United Nations with the raw materials that made the macro-economy work; the political power, however, remained with the | It took 52 years before the first colony ship, the ''[[Odyssey]]'', was launched, and what became the so-called Inner Colonies were not fully colonized until the end of the 24th century. The apex of UNSC colonization would come in [[2492]], when more then 800 worlds were under human control and were at various stages of development. By this time, a ring of Outer Colonies was providing the United Nations with the raw materials that made the macro-economy work; the political power, however, remained with the before mentioned Inner Colonies. The massive difference in wealth distribution and political power, which became a hallmark of humanity by this period, led to new threats of secession from the outer ring. Fearing the consequences of the breakup of the interstellar empire and seeing the benefits of avoiding all-out war to defend their hold on the colonies, the UNSC would embark on the predecessors to the [[SPARTAN-II]] program in [[2491]], beginning with the [[ORION Project]]. | ||
According to [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] the UNSC had 20 years before war broke out. With the human empire expanding, they ruled out the possibility of alien contact, making them easier prey for the Covenant. | According to [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] the UNSC had 20 years before war broke out. With the human empire expanding, they ruled out the possibility of alien contact, making them easier prey for the Covenant. | ||