THE GREATER COSMIC UNIVERSE Lunar year 783, the 'Milky way' or 'Earth Sector' had, since the demise of Earth itself, and with the exception of the very early developmental stage of life on Jupiter's moon 'Europa', consisted of no naturally inhabitable planets. Several Earth colonisations had however been established, with terra-forming bases on the surface of Mars and a few atmospheric bases on Lunar One, nearer to the inner skirt of the Earth Sector. Further to the South were the Moon bases, Lunars Two, Three and centrally the largest of these, Lunar Four. Over many years and after many...