When The War ended, we were heroes to the people and our fellow Marines. We fought in heartbreaking defeats and our greatest victories alike. To military command though, we were never real Marines. They never forgot our quick promotions, our lack of military training before everything started, and our loose attention to regulations under Aneerin. They were only too happy to see most of us retire after the Victory Day celebrations.
The United States Navy said that they could replace NASA the moment they got the mandate, but life, as it often is was not that simple. Navy rocket ships carried powerful weapons and engines, sheathed in heavy armor, but they were not designed to spend decades away from home, all alone in the night. Their systems and crews broke down, and many Navy ships limped home on one engine with half their crew sedated. They were simply not prepared for the mission.
After The War, the Navy retired and scuttled a lot of ships and stuff. They grabbed some. Weapons, fighters, warships, they had serious sources inside the Navy. They had nothing compared to the real navies of course, but after everybody came home to peace, they were big enough. Most people just wanted to celebrate, and they had real good talking heads on the news saying we were the problem. Well, we turned out to be. For them. A problem that is.
Africa founded five major colonies before Contact. North Africa found a nice planet, with a lot of water on it, and sent their colonists to claim it under the name of Carthage. They found a Russian colony there, and landed on the other side of the planet. There were tensions between the colonies until the Russians fell during The War. I am now a negotiator, helping to keep the locals from letting old grudges develop into new street fighting. It is not always easy.
For over two centuries NASA flew to the stars, leading mankind into the wild black yonder. NASA robots and Astronauts went where no one had gone before, exploring and discovering new worlds and star systems. They conducted decades-long exploration missions in rocket ships that people would be scared to board now. In 2185, NASA’s era came to an end when the government closed the agency and gave their mandate to the Navy. And so ended the Age of the Astronauts.
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