The Western Alliance returned to the Moon, Mars, and beyond in time, and then to the stars when humanity found hyperspace. They colonized numerous major joint Alliance systems in the decades that followed, and member states, corporations, and smaller groups colonized other worlds on their own. The Alliance and her various peoples scattered all over the cosmos in search of new opportunities and fortunes. New colonies appeared on a yearly, monthly, and then weekly basis, sprouting up like weeds wherever they could find a likely spot. The message went out to citizens of the Alliance to “Go Out Young Ones” and make it big on the new worlds, and millions answered the call of the Great Space Race.