Project ASTER: Difference between revisions

'''Project: ASTER'''<ref name="sfm">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 83</ref> was the codename for the series of biochemical and biomechanical [[Biological augmentation|augmentation procedures]] applied to [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II conscripts]] at the onset of puberty. The project was implemented by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Section Three]] under the supervision of [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]].{{Ref/Reuse|sfm}}

   

Human biochemical experiments and [[Human augmentation|enhancement procedures]] have been a part of society dating back to the 20th Century; their gains have attracted widespread attention in the hopes of improving human strength and endurance. Military experimentation with such enhancements has always been limited for the sake of moral and ethical concerns. However, as technology improved and as scientists continued to understand the human body, advancements paved the way for the eventual use of body enhancement chemicals — the first bio-engineering protocol was established to help humans adjust to long duration spaceflight and different planetary environmental conditions, and subsequently for interplanetary war.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 44''</ref> The fruition of such procedures to help create a superior soldier did not solidify until the limited success of the [[ORION Project]], which would pave the way for the success of the SPARTAN-II Program.