Ascension Era

The Ascension Era (or AE for short) is a timeline featured in Mobile Suit Gundam: Three-Way War.

History
The Ascension Era had begun sometime around 2400 A.D., after numerous technological advances, and most importantly, the miniaturization of the Aries-type Fusion Reactor. This invention led to huge military advances, and also the start of making cleaner energy, helping the heavily polluted Earth. The creation of these reactors also finally allowed colonization of the remaining planets in the solar system, most importantly, Jupiter's moon, Titan, and far more effective colonization of Earth's moon, Moon. The name of this era was agreed upon by the now-defunct ''United Nations. ''

The concept of mobile suits had been proven to be far more effective than the current warfare, mostly including vehicles such as tanks and fighter jets. In around AE 0030, the first mobile suit was made, but it was for civilian use. Shortly after this, in AE 0032, the first military suit was produced, the OMS-A1 Trident. After realizing the importance of mobile suits, however, the world has been separated into three power blocs: American and European Federation (AEF), the First Asian League (FAL), and the Independent States of Oceania. This event was called The Great Seperation, and it occured in AE 0035.

Chronology

 * 2387 A.D. - The Aries-type Fusion Reactor is developed, allowing the end of using all fossil fuels and the slow regeneration of Earth's environment. The reactors are still too large to be widely used, however.
 * 2396 A.D. - The miniaturization of the Aries-type is made possible and the immediate mass production of the reactor is started. The drive's efficiency and compactness is superior to fossil fuel generators, and the use of fossil fuels is now banned worldwide.
 * 2399 A.D. - The United Nations decide, that, on 1st January 2400 A.D., the Ascension Era 's year 0 will begin. The Earth Federation is founded.
 * 0000 AE - The first year of the Ascension Era. Immediate efforts to revitalize the environment have been initiated.
 * 0004 AE - Newest spaceship models equipped with the reactors can now reach Mars in less than two days. The colonization of Moon, halted in the last century due to fuel costs, was reinitialized. Mars' colonization project, dubbed Astra Project, is now started. Earth's environment is now 15% restored.
 * 0008 AE - The first lunar city, Von Braun City, is founded. People flock in droves from Earth, allowing more nature restoration on Earth. The planet is now 25% restored.
 * 0015 AE - The first cases of space piracy are reported. The Earth Federation responds with the creation of EFSF, the Earth Federation Space Forces. Currently, the only vehicles that can be used are jets modified for space use. Earth's environment is now restored to 45%.
 * 0020 AE - The first plans to colonize Titan are now discussed. The average flight time to Titan is estimated to be around a week. Mars is now an active colony, with even more people moving to other planets for a new life. Earth's environment is now 65% restored and the air quality is far better.