Faction: Arstir Industries 25.07.2017
Arstir Industries is the largest conglomerate on Earth. The principal divisions of the compare are space, transport and colonisation (Arstir Frontiers) and security and defence (Arstir Security). The company is a prominent maker of space vessels, both for military and civilian use.
Invention of FTL
Arstir industries revolutionised space travel in 2089 when it invented a drive that allowed a vessel to accelerate to faster than the speed of causality (c). This, in combination with the already invented cryo pod for humans, allowed mankind to travel to distant stars and planets.
Colonisation
In 2120 the company was awarded a contract by the United Nations of Earth to develop and build colony ships to create the first colonies in distant star systems.
Faction: Blackwood Enterprises 25.07.2017
Founded by Nicholas and James Blackwood in 2021, the companies headquarter is located in San Francisco, they are one of the largest producers of computer hardware especially for space ships.