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Number of like terms found for Terra: 5 Orbital Terraforming A process by which the immensely difficult and often dangerous task of transforming possible colony planets into more habitable worlds through forestation, detoxification and oxygenation of the atmosphere and hydrosphere, recomposition of the climate, etc. could all be conducted from the safety of an orbiting spacecraft through use of drones without the delay, expense or error of planet-bound human teams. Rule of Terra Solomani terrorist group active in selected regions of the Solomani/Imperial border. Violently anti Imperial even by the standards of most Solomani political groups, the Rule of Terra seeks to force the return of all "rightful Terran property" to Solomani hands through assassination and other acts of violence. The organisation, although interstellar in scope, was apparently not a very strong organisation in the beginning; some of its claimed attacks have proven to be accidents, while others were the work of different dissident individuals or organisations. The Rule of Terra's acts, although not its goals, have been disavowed by many other Solomani groups, including the Confederation government; in return, the Rule of Terra has attacked even Solomani populations, stating that "all who do not contribute to the Manifest Destiny of the Race are not worthy to be part of the Race". Since the death of Strephon and the resulting Solomani incursions into the rimward reaches of the Imperium, the Rule of Terra organisation has apparently mushroomed in popularity. The group has claimed responsibility for many terrorist acts along the current Solomani/Imperium border. Terra (Solomani Rim/Sol 1827 A867A69-F) Also known as Earth. Origin of the genetic stock from which all races of humaniti descended, former capital of the Terran Confederation, former capital of the Old Earth Union, and former capital of the Solomani Autonomous Region. The word Terran (used to refer to an inhabitant of this world or to a citizen of the Terran Confederation) is derived from the name of this world. Terran Confederation (-2398 to -2204) Interstellar government consisting of Terra and its colony worlds. The Terran Confederation has its roots in the formation of the United Nations Space Coordination Agency (UNSCA) in -2499. In addition to handling mundane responsibilities that helped avoid conflict, UNSCA soon became a clearing house for space operations. One of UNSCA's natural directions was research. In -2431, UNSCA researchers in the system's asteroid belt, who were looking for better drives to transport ores, discovered jump drive. The first jump drives were used only in the solar system--they were too weak to be used for interstellar travel. In -2424, for various reasons, the first interstellar jump expedition travelled to Barnard's Star rather than Alpha Centauri. Upon their return in -2422, the expedition members were hurried into a hushed meeting with UNSCA. The expedition had encountered alien intelligent life, humans no less! The expedition members had encountered a Vilani prospecting outpost, an outpost on the very fringe of a vast, advanced empire controlled by alien humans. It came as quite a shock to the Terrans that many of the worlds only a few parsecs away were already claimed. Politicians echoed the popular sentiment that it was unfair for alien humans from several hundred light- years away claim worlds near Terra. Individual nations began expanding their armed forces and building starships. Over the next two decades, UNSCA and the United Nations transformed itself into a true world government, which administered the defense of Terra against the Vilani Empire. When Terran colonies formed on other worlds were granted membership in -2400, the UN officially changed its name to the United Worlds. Two years later, upon the admission of colonial representatives to the Secretariat, the name was changed again to the Terran Confederation. The Terran Confederation fought a series of interstellar wars with the Vilani Imperium over the period -2408 to -2219. These wars ultimately resulted in the fall of the Vilani Grand Imperium. The Confederation was dissolved in -2204 upon the proclamation of the Rule of Man to replace the Vilani Imperium. See also Solomani, United Nations, and United Worlds.Terran Prime Designation used in astrographical surveys of unpopulated regions. These worlds are similar to Terra, and as such are much prized as possible habitations. To be classed as such, the following must be true: Diameter 8640 to 15200 km, atmosphere 4 to 9, hydrographic percentage 36 to 95%, gravity 0.6 to 1.1g. Within this is the category Terra Norm (diameter 9440 to 15200 km, atmosphere 6 or 7, hydrographic percentage 46 to 75, and gravity 0.75 to 1.1g), a classification which almost guarantees successful colonization. |