Luna

The moon, more commonaly referred to as Luna throughout the Terran Federation, is Earth's Satellite. It was colonizied prior to the Golden Age of Mankind though research stations on the lunar surface were not uncommmon prior to this time period. Often many Earth Humans will still refer to Luna as "Lunar Colony" believing the inhabitated space domes are nothing more than an extension of themselves though the two celesital bodies were seperated politicaly and culturaly for nearly 300 years before the creation of the Terran Federation.

Early History
Luna was formerd over 4 billion years ago when a Mars sized object slammed into a still forming proto-Earth. This cellesital body would be virtually left alone until Earth Calendar year 1969 CE when humans first step foot on their moon. Over the next few years humans would launch several more missions to their satellite eventually leaving the moon alone until well until the next century. Lunar exploration would be all but forgotten until Earth's 21st and 22nd centuries when a revival movement began once again showing interesting in exploring the lunar surface. During this time period many more manned missions to Luna would be launched eventually making way for the creation of research stations throughout Luna. The 22nd century saw another dwindling of interest in Lunar exploration especially as the approaching 23rd century would bring on the Orwellian Age.

Luna During the Orwellian Age
As governments began to expand and become more repressive on Earth, extraterrestrial research was seen as a drain on resources and funds that could be devoted to military and monitoring operations. Most of the research facilities fell to decay and many researches died when their governments refused to sent rescue ships believing that this too was a drain of resources. Some of the more advanced research facilties managed to stay operational up until the first few years of the Orwellian War due to corrupt researches willing to sell out their commrades to other governments and use their skills and tools to spy on enemies of whatever state was currently paying them. As the war began to take its toll on the remaining Earth govenrments they slowly started to run out of the extra resources they were sending to the "researches" on Luna leaving the satellite lifeless and forgotten.

As the Orwellian War waged on Earth the Xenordi of the Mirrorverse launched a probe to the Prime Universe to aid their "mirror" counteparts in the Aluren-Xenordi War. The probe was meant as a locating beacon for the Xenordi of the Prime Universe to locate a nitrogen rich planet (Earth) to help fuel the Sel'vu-cha war machine.