With the collapse of the United Nations in December 2040, SEIA began to crumble. The United States of the Atlantic took control of SEIA in 2041, in an attempt to further keep order among nations fighting for control of off-Earth minerals and species, however, when the government realized that the financial implications of running the Administration, and keeping effective order was too large for one nation to control. The SEIA was disbanded officially in early November of 2042, this caused space to become an unregulated area, and many countries, especially the USA, Russia and the European Union, started exploring on their own terms.