Being snowbound for the moment, I've got enough free time on my hands to kick some stuff around. Among that would be fixing up the timeline. Here's my first pass, trying to incorporate as much as I could from the original:
Late 2006 - Early 2007: Handwavium is "invented." Samples are sent to high-security mundane labs for analysis.
Spring 2007: The handwavium manages to slip past the security and starts filtering into fandom.
Summer 2007: Worldcon Yokohama The first public demonstration of the power of handwavium when an enterprising fan refits his car and flies to Japan for the con.
Fall/Winter 2007: First wave of handwavium-equipped explorers hit orbit, Luna, Mars.
Winter 2007: The Professor hits Paris with much bwahahaha-ing; Hermes Universal Deliveries founded.
Spring 2008: Noah Scott starts building Stellvia space station.
Summer 2008: Worldcon Denver Enterprising idiot spikes the hospitality suite food with concentrated handwavium, causing unexpected biomods in the convention goers. USGov goes nuts, "quarantines" the guests until they make their own escape.
Summer 2008: Flying Island launched; major factions (Trekkies, Warsies) begin moving off Earth en masse; Rockhounds, Inc. starts moving asteroids; Grover's Corners launched(?); Professor steals/borrows/blackmails the Sol Bianca from the Danish crown and makes his way offworld.
Fall 2008: USGov enacts strict handwavium regulations; Explain Star leaves Earth amid hail of gunfire; USGov enacts draconian anti-handwavium legislation in wake of Explain Star incident; Pinafore lifts one step ahead of the federales; Mars Terraforming Project begins(?); Galaxy Express 999 enters service.
Winter 2008/09: Senshi settle on (above) Venus(?); Venus Terraforming Project begins(?)
Spring 2009: (?)
Summer 2009: Worldcon Flying Island First off-Earth Worldcon; first Articles of Convention produced, voted on.
2010: (?)
2011: (?)
2012: (?)
2013: (?)
2014: KandorCon Treaty between the Fandom Nation and the governments of Earth. Blanket amnesty given to all fen who left Earth during the hardest parts of the handwavium restrictions.
2015: Suzumiya's Convention SOS-dan calls a Convention under the emergency clause; Star Patrol founded.---
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Late 2006 - Early 2007: Handwavium is "invented." Samples are sent to high-security mundane labs for analysis.
Spring 2007: The handwavium manages to slip past the security and starts filtering into fandom.
Summer 2007: Worldcon Yokohama The first public demonstration of the power of handwavium when an enterprising fan refits his car and flies to Japan for the con.
Fall/Winter 2007: First wave of handwavium-equipped explorers hit orbit, Luna, Mars.
Winter 2007: The Professor hits Paris with much bwahahaha-ing; Hermes Universal Deliveries founded.
Spring 2008: Noah Scott starts building Stellvia space station.
Summer 2008: Worldcon Denver Enterprising idiot spikes the hospitality suite food with concentrated handwavium, causing unexpected biomods in the convention goers. USGov goes nuts, "quarantines" the guests until they make their own escape.
Summer 2008: Flying Island launched; major factions (Trekkies, Warsies) begin moving off Earth en masse; Rockhounds, Inc. starts moving asteroids; Grover's Corners launched(?); Professor steals/borrows/blackmails the Sol Bianca from the Danish crown and makes his way offworld.
Fall 2008: USGov enacts strict handwavium regulations; Explain Star leaves Earth amid hail of gunfire; USGov enacts draconian anti-handwavium legislation in wake of Explain Star incident; Pinafore lifts one step ahead of the federales; Mars Terraforming Project begins(?); Galaxy Express 999 enters service.
Winter 2008/09: Senshi settle on (above) Venus(?); Venus Terraforming Project begins(?)
Spring 2009: (?)
Summer 2009: Worldcon Flying Island First off-Earth Worldcon; first Articles of Convention produced, voted on.
2010: (?)
2011: (?)
2012: (?)
2013: (?)
2014: KandorCon Treaty between the Fandom Nation and the governments of Earth. Blanket amnesty given to all fen who left Earth during the hardest parts of the handwavium restrictions.
2015: Suzumiya's Convention SOS-dan calls a Convention under the emergency clause; Star Patrol founded.---
Mr. Fnord
http://fnord.sandwich.net/
http://www.jihad.net/
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"