2058

Events

 * 9 August 2053: In conjunction with Zephram Cochrane at "Earth Station Bozeman", the six L-5 colonies (Vanguard colony, Colony Roykirk, the Moss-Offenhouse colony, the NicholCorp facility, the Brynner Asteroid, and the Starling Habitat) take part in an experiment to create a stable subspace field. The experiment goes horribly wrong and all six habitat vanish. Among the roughly 2000 people missing and presumed dead is Christopher Brynner of Brynner Information Systems, who had moved to the lower-gravity Brynner Asteroid complex for health reasons. (The Sundered)
 * In fact, Vanguard colony was not destroyed, but was flung some 200 light years from Earth, with 827 out of 844 inhabitants surviving. About a month after the accident Vanguard is boarded by Naussican raiders. The "tuskers" kill 252 before they are driven off.