2003: * Commercial Technology Division of the WCRC absorbed into the World Trade Authority. 2004: * Colonial I, the first space freighter, enters service. 2005: * Work starts on Lunar Station. 2006: * Third World War Bloc admitted to the World Community. 2011: * Lunar Station operational. 2012: * Work starts on Mars Station. 2013: * McKinley Ion Ultradrive is perfected. 2014: * Launch of Colonial II; first ship to use Ion Ultradrive. 2015: * Early in the year, the Martian Queen leaves Miami Spaceport for Mars, making the first commercial passenger spaceflight. 2018: 2023: 2027: 2029: c.2030: 2033: