Lima Golf Background
The following document is intended as a general introduction to the background events leading to the establishment and continued operations of Project Looking Glass. Due to the inclusion of events in parallel universes occurring simultaneously, an attempt has been made to clarify when these events occur by the tagging of dates in this alternate timeline alone in red, and events taking place in both tagged in green. Additionally, as there are two separate individuals bearing the name of ISA Director Rubin listed below, they have been labelled as such, with the Director identified in blue or otherwise using the default text color and his counterpart tagged in red.
1600-1700?
- While the exact date cannot be determined through documents made available at this time, what is known is that at some time during the 18th and 19th Centuries, the Otonichi and Hoomiku were living in relative peace on Ishonko. While occasional conflicts between the two species had arisen in the past, these differences had generally been settled and the two lived in relative peace on the planet.
1900s
July 1947
- Several remaining Hoomiku ships enter Earth orbit and land. One ship, which suffered critical damage, crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico on July 7. The United States Army Air Force instituted a cover-up under the guise of debris from a weather balloon (and maintains currently that the wreckage was the result of debris from Project Mogul). Limited actionable intelligence was recovered from the debris and the Army recovered several bodies and several dozen injured Hoomiku, who were transferred to secure hospitals for treatment and subsequent debriefing.
October 4, 1954
- Sputnik 1 is launched by the Soviet Union, becoming the first man-made Terran object to orbit the Earth. Covert reconnaissance by the Otonichi of Earth military and space related programs begins. Shortly afterwards, it is revealed that the United States and Soviet Union appear to be working towards research into military applications of telepathy for both remote viewing, espionage and active subversion of governments in those nations. An urgent message is sent to King Zalkyo Jeskalt, who authorizes the development of means to intervene should widescale application of this be used on Earth, and the development of a means of hacking Terran communications.
October 1962
- Long range observation by Otonichi researchers of the Earth reveals increasing political tension resulting from the placement of Soviet missiles on the island of Cuba. 15 Otonchi researchers from the Royal College of Alkonost submit a proposal for peaceful intervention on Earth in an attempt to ease Terran relations. Their proposal is rejected. Long range probes reveal that a Soviet submarine, B-59, carries nuclear-tipped torpedoes and is surrounded by American destroyers. A second proposal to intervene is rejected shortly after the revelation that one of the submarine's commanding officers, Vasili Arkhipov, voted against a launch of the torpedoes and potentially avoided nuclear war. Long distance observation of the planet is universally agreed as a necessity, as American, Soviet and Chinese military programs to weaponize or otherwise exploit telepathy via captured Hoomiku are revealed to be continuing.
July 20, 1969
- Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle lands on Earth's Moon, and Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first to walk on its surface. Documents circulated by high ranking Otonichi officials suggest that two schools of thought within the royal court exist. One group advocates military intervention, fearing the possible expansion of Earth's space related ambitions and the eventual discovery of their place in the galaxy. Another group advocates peaceful revelation of the existence of the Otonichi to the people of Earth. Both are rejected, and it is universally agreed following this decision that active attempts to prevent knowledge of Otonichi existence by Earth should be implemented.
February 23, 1977
- Ian Rubin is born.
February 23, 1980
- Ian Rubin is born.
2000s
December 2003
- Lafayette Incorporated President and CEO Howard Rubin dies. His son, Ian Rubin assumes his place as CEO and head of the company.
September 18, 2006
- Soyuz TMA-9 launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying Ian Rubin as the fourth ever self funded space tourist. He is selected as the Director of the International Space Agency later that year in a 5-2 vote by the ISA International Council.
April 2007
- United States Navy Captain Ian Rubin assumes command of USS Maryland (SSBN-738), due to exemplary skills in naval combat and unconventional tactics.
March 15, 2010
- STS-10W launches from the Kennedy Space Center, carrying Ian Rubin to the International Space Station on a mission to resupply it in anticipation of the retirement of the NASA space shuttle fleet. Rubin becomes the first private citizen to perform a spacewalk.
November 17, 2010
- Elements of Al Qaeda tap into the control systems of a classified satellite and force it to collide with the International Space Station, crippling it. The crew is rescued by an alien ship in orbit around the Earth (the Arastos) in violation of the Soran Prime Directive. The crew lands at the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center and contact their commanding officers.
- NOTE: You're shitting me about this, right? -IR
