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Human beings took their first steps on Luna in [[1969]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> By [[1996]], [[United States of America|US]] [[Wikipedia:Apollo 14|Apollo 14]] astronaut [[Wikipedia:Edgar Mitchell|Edgar Dean Mitchell]] was the 6th human to have walked on the moon.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://206.16.223.63/members.html|Site=Society of the Ancients|Page=Members|Detail=|D=22|M=11|Y=2007}} | Human beings took their first steps on Luna in [[1969]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> By [[1996]], [[United States of America|US]] [[Wikipedia:Apollo 14|Apollo 14]] astronaut [[Wikipedia:Edgar Mitchell|Edgar Dean Mitchell]] was the 6th human to have walked on the moon.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://206.16.223.63/members.html|Site=Society of the Ancients|Page=Members|Detail=|D=22|M=11|Y=2007}} | ||
Humans began settling on Luna around [[2080]].{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc44|[[Halo Encyclopedia]]|Page=44}}<ref name="myth47">''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'', Rise of Humanity, p. 47</ref> During the [[Interplanetary War]], [[Vladimir Koslov]] and his family were killed in a bombing at [[Lake Autolycus]] on Luna. | Humans began settling on Luna around [[2080]].{{Ref/Book|Id=encyc44|[[Halo Encyclopedia]]|Page=44}}<ref name="myth47">''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'', Rise of Humanity, p. 47</ref> During the [[Interplanetary War]], [[Vladimir Koslov]] and his family were killed in a bombing at [[Lake Autolycus]] on Luna.{{Ref/Reuse|myth50-51}} | ||
By [[2492]], a governing body of Luna was known as [[Luna Confederated States]], the [[Mare Nubium|State of Mare Nubium]] being one of the said states. The [[Academy at Mare Nubium]], known more generally as the Luna OCS Academy, was located here.<ref>''Halo: Evolutions'', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 433</ref> | By [[2492]], a governing body of Luna was known as [[Luna Confederated States]], the [[Mare Nubium|State of Mare Nubium]] being one of the said states. The [[Academy at Mare Nubium]], known more generally as the Luna OCS Academy, was located here.<ref>''Halo: Evolutions'', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", p. 433</ref> | ||
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===Human-Covenant war=== | ===Human-Covenant war=== | ||
{{Main|Human-Covenant war}} | {{Main|Human-Covenant war}} | ||
[[File:LunarememberReach.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Luna listed as a destination at the [[Manassas Spaceport]] just prior to the Fall of Reach. | [[File:LunarememberReach.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Luna listed as a destination at the [[Manassas Spaceport]] just prior to the Fall of Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|spaceport}}]] | ||
Despite its proximity to Earth, Luna was home to some degree of [[Insurrectionist]] activity; shortly after [[2530]], the parents of [[Michael Crespo]] died attempting to detonate a bomb attached to a government building on Luna.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' - Mickey Interview</ref> | Despite its proximity to Earth, Luna was home to some degree of [[Insurrectionist]] activity; shortly after [[2530]], the parents of [[Michael Crespo]] died attempting to detonate a bomb attached to a government building on Luna.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' - Mickey Interview</ref> | ||
Around the time of the [[Fall of Reach]], flights from the [[Manassas Spaceport]] on [[Reach]] went to Luna.<ref name="spaceport">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]</ref> | Around the time of the [[Fall of Reach]], flights from the [[Manassas Spaceport]] on [[Reach]] went to Luna.<ref name="spaceport">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Battle of Earth]] in late [[2552]], Luna's [[skyhook]] defense complexes came under attack by the [[Covenant]] and were defended by [[ONI Security]] personnel. | During the [[Battle of Earth]] in late [[2552]], Luna's [[skyhook]] defense complexes came under attack by the [[Covenant]] and were defended by [[ONI Security]] personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|H4G}} Other Covenant forces attacked Luna's cities to ensure that the UNSC would not be able to launch a sneak attack from their Lunar military bases. Both Luna and [[Mars]] got hit particularly hard compared to other colonies in the [[Sol system]], although they both fared better than Earth.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: New Blood]]|Page=101 (Google Play edition)}} The human presence on the moon survived the Covenant assault relatively intact.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Humans}} | ||
[[File:H4-Infinity-Firing.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Luna, with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in the foreground.]] | [[File:H4-Infinity-Firing.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Luna, with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in the foreground.]] | ||