Earth

Earth is the original homeworld of the Human species. It is also the center and capitol of a vast colony network that spans throughout all corners of the known galaxy. It is the homeworld of John Smith, Jack Thorgrim and the U.S. Space Command.

Early Space-Travel
By the middle of the 2600s, Earth had developed rudimentary methods of interstellar travel and began diplomatic relations with various alien races. The first race that Earth encountered was the Anakans. Shortly thereafter, they became friends with the Alveens as well and formed a trade agreement with the people of Hyporix. Unfortunately, not all races were as friendly as the Alveens and the Anakans. Soon, the human race met the Delsosians and the Casadrians. When this evil duo discovered the existence of Earth, they became hell-bent on dominating this infant world. Luckily, this did not lead to war, at least not until The Galactic War, hundreds of years later. Nonetheless, this discovery of hostile planets led to the immediate creation of the United States Space Force.

The Nations of Earth
During the 2800s, it became clear that if Earth was going to become a major galactic power, it would need to unify. A plan was set in motion to slowly dissolve the countries into a single, global republic. By the year 3000, there were only six countries remaining on Earth. The Americas and Greenland had been formed into the United States of The American Conglomerate, Australia had engulfed New Zealand and many other surrounding countries to become the Dominion of Australia. Eastern Asia and much of Russia belonged to the New Republic of China, with the exception of Vietnam, Laos, and Korea, which belonged to the Japanese Republic. All of Europe had formed a massive nation called the European Union and The Great Egyptian Caliphate controlled Africa and Asia Minor.

The Colonies of Earth
Earth established many colonies throughout the galaxy during the last centuries of the third millennium. The first colony to be established was on the moon, in the 2200s, followed by a Martian colony a century later. By the late 2500s, there were colonies on several of Jupiter's and Saturn's moons as well. With the advent of interstellar travel in the 2600s, Earth was able to expand its network of colonies. The first colony to be established beyond Earth's solar system was on Hipacra 4 ( abbreviated to H-4), the 4th planet of the Hipacra system. Before long, there were colonies on Hipacra Prime, H-2, H-6 and H-12. Next, the Earth colonized Deserae, a hellish lava planet on which nothing could survive. Floating cities were constructed above the planet and then lowered into the atmosphere, so that the colonists could survive the harsh climate. The planet was necessary due to the high concentration of precious metals within the lava. Near the tail end of the millennium, colonies were set up on Destina, the third planet of the Lillian System and Corren, the fourth planet of the Ekkeydan System.