Project Diaspora was a privately-funded interstellar colonization mission carried out by the passengers and crew of four space arks. The project director's vision was for the prospective colonists to flee the growing destabilizing solar system as the cold war between the Moon and Mars was reaching its apex. INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY AT ITS PEAK: Late 22nd century/23rd century/early 24th century. When the conditions on Earth returned to normal, the Terrans in space decided to complete the rewilding effort but instead decided to explore the universe.