Jack of Harts

The first New Voyager probes to leave our system beamed back the results of their experiments on the nature of space and gravity outside our solar system. That information created new theories about the possibility of the long-fabled faster-than-light travel. Think tanks around the world experimented with feverish abandon. It was a new space race with the galaxy as the prize to end all prizes. The Chinese won that race. They built the first operational hyperdrive and successfully activated it out beyond the edge of the solar system. They sent the first manned mission to the stars and have never let the rest of the world forget it.