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Sirius was colonised in 2339 by the first entirely corporate colonial mission, which founded [[Sirius Corporation]]. In short order, Sirius Corp exploited the system's rich energy resources and became the premier supplier of drive fuel throughout human space, as well as the first of the megacorporations.<ref>Tourist Spot 0202, "Sirius Colonisation"</ref>

On February 18, 3307, Sirius Corporation CEO [[Li Yong-Rui]] announced that the Sirius system would host the first [[Galactic Summit]] between the superpowers. The decision to hold the event in Sirius was met with protest from the [[Alliance]] and [[Empire]] due to the system's location deep within [[Federation]] territory, but Yong-Rui insisted that Sirius Corp was wholly independent and attendees of the conference would be protected by diplomatic immunity.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/602e655b212ead5a6170fcd4 GalNet: Rare Goods Required for Galactic Summit]</ref> A [[megaship]] named Spirit of Laelaps also arrived in Sirius and entered the orbit of the gas giant Waypoint to serve as logistics support.

The delegations for the Galactic Summit began arriving at Patterson Enterprise and making formal introductions on February 25. CEO Yong-Rui revealed that Sirius Corp would partner with a different superpower for each week of the event to provide security, starting with the Federation, then the Empire, and ending with the Alliance.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/60379f30930b1479960e1675 GalNet: Galactic Summit Begins with Defence Request]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6040d928ea3c59537b5bca2f GalNet: Defence and Delivery Requests for the Sirius System]</ref> The conference was interrupted on March 11 by the [[Nine Martyrs]] incident, a coordinated attack on nine starports in major systems carried out by the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]], and Sirius was placed under lockdown.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/6049fb7edabdd918f04a91d1 GalNet: Nine Starports Hit by Terrorist Bombings]</ref> Hours later, the Galactic Summit was cancelled over fears that Patterson Enterprise would be the NMLA's next target. The delegations returned to their home systems under high security.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/604a1301b02d5114c742fe00 GalNet: Galactic Summit Cancelled – NMLA Attacks Superpowers]</ref> On March 18, the Spirit of Laelaps departed Sirius and jumped to [[Luyten's Star]].