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With the formal establishment of the [[Inner Colonies]] in [[2390]],<ref name="Enyc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' ''page 43''</ref> mankind's expansion era had begun, and the next century would be an important boom for Humanity. As mankind expanded, the political and military power that the [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] desired to maintain began to diminish, and sentiments of reform and political independence spread among the colonists.<ref name="Enyc"/> As the Colonies began to separate themselves from Earth, the UNSC took every step necessary to keep its grip on the [[Outer Colonies]] that were developing during this time. By the 2400s, Outer | With the formal establishment of the [[Inner Colonies]] in [[2390]],<ref name="Enyc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' ''page 43''</ref> mankind's expansion era had begun, and the next century would be an important boom for Humanity. As mankind expanded, the political and military power that the [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] desired to maintain began to diminish, and sentiments of reform and political independence spread among the colonists.<ref name="Enyc"/> As the Colonies began to separate themselves from Earth, the UNSC took every step necessary to keep its grip on the [[Outer Colonies]] that were developing during this time. By the 2400s, Some Outer soon began to question the often-draconian interference of the UEG in what was originally intended to be a confederation of independently governed worlds.<ref name="Enyc"/> | ||
The dream that had swept Humanity into new worlds had begun to sour in the minds of its colonies. This inevitably led into open rebellion among the various worlds and soon led to civil war among the populations. [[2321|Decades]] before the first colony ship left Earth, the Office of Naval Intelligence initiated the ORION Project, named after the [[Orion Arm]] of the Milky Way Galaxy. The aim of Orion was to build upon bioengineering protocols developed during the Interplanetary Wars of [[2163]] in order to to generate tougher, faster soldiers. Five military candidates were selected and "tested," the project was declared ineffective and the candidates were seeded into their respective chain of command.<ref name="enyc44"/> | The dream that had swept Humanity into new worlds had begun to sour in the minds of its colonies. This inevitably led into open rebellion among the various worlds and soon led to civil war among the populations. [[2321|Decades]] before the first colony ship left Earth, the Office of Naval Intelligence initiated the ORION Project, named after the [[Orion Arm]] of the Milky Way Galaxy. The aim of Orion was to build upon bioengineering protocols developed during the Interplanetary Wars of [[2163]] in order to to generate tougher, faster soldiers. Five military candidates were selected and "tested," the project was declared ineffective and the candidates were seeded into their respective chain of command.<ref name="enyc44"/> | ||