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===Consolidation on Earth=== | ===Consolidation on Earth=== | ||
[[File:Earth-3302-Elite-Dangerous.png|thumb|200px|Earth in the year 3302]] | [[File:Earth-3302-Elite-Dangerous.png|thumb|200px|Earth in the year 3302]] | ||
''Mankind's first ventures into space were tentative and gradual. The early part of the 21st century saw the first manned spaceflights beyond the moon, but it took major population and economic problems to stimulate enough commercial commitment to start settlements beyond Earth.<ref>Tourist Spot 0165 beacon near Earth</ref> | ''Mankind's first ventures into space were tentative and gradual. The early part of the 21st century saw the first manned spaceflights beyond the moon, but it took major population and economic problems to stimulate enough commercial commitment to start settlements beyond Earth.''<ref name=":2">Tourist Spot 0165 beacon near Earth</ref> | ||
''The Third World War saw this exploration expenditure dragged back again and it wasn't until the very end of the 21st century that colonies on Mars and the Moon became truly permanent and viable.''<ref name=":2" /> | ''The Third World War saw this exploration expenditure dragged back again and it wasn't until the very end of the 21st century that colonies on Mars and the Moon became truly permanent and viable.''<ref name=":2" /> | ||