Millenium Global

Millennium Global (MG)

Established: 1885

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Philosophies: The Cosmic Cycle, K'trak Niivok - The Warrior's Code

Bio

Millennium Global has been the leader in mining and industrial commerce for almost 1000 years. They have evolved and changed over those 1000 years, but the Millennium Global Name has stayed throughout. They maintain a spartanly practical approach to business, and while they do maintain a CEO and Board of Directors, rumors float about occasionally that MG is has been run by some kind of hyper-intelligent AI for the last 150 years. 

Unlike the other "Big 3", MG maintains its headquarters on Tau. The entire planet's surface is inhabited by precisely designed and perfectly iterated manufacturing plants,  offices, living quarters, recreation centers, medical offices, and support facilities.

To maintain its secrets and prevent poaching of key staff, MG's higher ranking researchers, and executives are all kept sequestered on Tau in lavish living quarters where they work and live in a private community.

History

1885 - Millenium Global was originally formed in an Old Earth country formerly known as Australia in 1885. Through the 20th century and into the 2nd Space Race they dominated the global mining market. They first ventured into space-based industry when they acquired Skyfront Inc who successfully mined the very first Asteroid.

2034 - Skyfront’s rescue rover “Lassie” lands on Ryugu. Dig-it is repaired and continues mining operations. In that same year Skyfront is acquired by Millenium Global

2049 - Millenium Global expands mining operations to 1989 ML, Nereus, and 2011 UW158. 

2054 - Despite public outcry Millenium Global establishes an ore storage and processing facility on the moon. At this time a new Field Pulse Emission (FPE) drive is being used by all other space-faring corporations and research organizations. Usage of these drives in Earth's atmosphere was found to cause a degenerative lung disease, and so usage of them for launch vehicles was banned. As the only entity still using chemical rockets at the time of the FPE ban, MG opens a lucrative surface to orbit shuttle service, allowing it to fund massive expansion of its operations as the only ticket to space for several years while the other 2 Corporations (Space Tech and Coring Industries) scrambled to convert back to rockets.

2057 - Negotiations between Coring and MG for mutual use of the ISS launch bay break down. Coring is blacklisted from use of the MG shuttle service. Coring Industries is absorbed into a research division of the Chinese Space program, and through political pressure from the Chinese State department is granted shuttle access again.

2058 - When the Russian and Chinese space programs merged to form ESSA, they took over Main control of the ISS and as revenge against MG locked out all non-commercial organizations from accessing it. This prevented MG from using the ISS to launch their FPE ships to collect ore from their asteroid mining operations. MG negotiates use of the SpaceTech owned Olympus Mission Bay instead.

2073 - Despite remaining tension between ESSA and MG, ESSA permits all commercial and non-commercial uses of their new Space Elevator, in exchange for modest research donations, of course.

2074 - MG begins construction on a mining colony on Mars called Mining Colony 1 (MG is not into creative names). MC1 is Millenium Global's first foray into manned space-mining. All of its previous mining operations utilized automated machinery.

2087 - Mining Colony 1 completed and begins operation.

2102 - Citing “Poor Civil Management” the Mars colonies separate from their home nations and form their own central government. Earth Commonwealths attempt to stop the separation through Military force, but are prevented by mutual resistance from ESSA, SpaceTech and MG who all agreed a territorial war on Mars would be counter to their respective interests.

2102-2130 - Mars colonization continues. Earth governments refuse to advance very much in the face of a multi-planet civilization. 60% of Earth’s population and 100% of Mars’ is now employed by one of the Big 3.

2179 - MG sends a Multi-Generational Colony Ship ("Multi-Generational Ship 1" or MGS1) to NEP 1 (the first discovered frontier planet with wild elements).

2227 - The first Daedalus Battlecruiser comes off the assembly line built primarily by MG.

2401 - Poseidon II joins the ICP as an official planet and grants commercial and research space to ESSA, MG and SpaceTech.

2594 - MG colony ship "MGS1" lands on NEP 1 and learning from a crucial mistake made by the SpaceTech ship, the crew remains in the ship, establishing a colony within.

2800 - Being the closest to the frontier, the Muk'Taa Protectorate claimed ownership over several Near Edge Planets and demanded colonizing and mining rights over them. The petition was refused leading to the Frontier War that lasted from 2800 to 2803, and ended with a peace agreement allocating 1 of the planets to the Muk'Taa protectorate. The War declaration from the Muk'Taa arrived on Mars accompanied by a gift of 2 battle cruisers and 30 tons of raw platinum ore. In 2805, the planet was purchased from the Muk'Taa by Millenium Global at an undisclosed price.