Overview
The Unifed Earth Space Council (UESC) is the organization governing humanity's space exploration and colonization efforts.
Its headquarters are located at the Unified Earth Space Council Center, located at Reconciliation Court, Strauss Archology, United States of America.
Project Marathon
Under Project Marathon, the UESC commissioned the UESC Marathon to colonize Tau Ceti IV, which was launched in 2472 by UESC President Marcus Tiberius Buendia.[1] When the UESC lost communications with the colony by 2975, The UESC initiated Project Goliath to investigate the colony's fate with the UESC Equanimity in 2797. The Equanimity reached Tau Ceti IV by 2893.
Governance
The UESC is governed by the Unified Earth Space Security Council, and has a Secretary-General and a President.
Trivia
- The UESC is misspelt 'UESG' and 'USEC' throughout the original Marathon trilogy.[2]
Related Pages
- UEG (variously 'United Earth Government' or 'United Earth Government'), the government of Earth
- MIDA, a political party and terrorist group orginating on Mars whose actions targeted the UESC
- United Interplanetary League, an organization mediating conflicts between inhabited planets in Sol.
References
- ^ Marathon Story Page: The Manual Text, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/storypage/manual.html
- ^ Marathon Story Page: UESC/UESG, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/uescuesg.html