Space War

The Space War was an interplanetary conflict between Astra and the Solar System, sparked by an incident at the border between the Astrans' and Humanity's respective empires. (COMIC: Space Border Battle)

History
The Space War began when an Astran space fleet, (COMIC: Space Border Battle) part of the Astrans' Main Fleet, (PROSE: Battle in Space) passed by the Tenth Space Fleet as both were patrolling the same area of the border. A tense human pilot mistook an Astran warning shot for an outright attack, leading to an exchange of fire which devolved into a full-scale battle. Both sides suffered heavy losses. (COMIC: Space Border Battle)

Astro-Controller Clarke, at the head of the human fleet, was denied reinforcements by Commander Zero and told to instead retreat to Border Station 72, bringing an end to the first battle in the War. (COMIC: Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts...)

Mere hours after the initial exchange of fire, Earth's World War Council ordered the general mobilisation of all male adults. The President's Press Secretary Norrie Kama issued a statement to the press. Elite crafts like the Stingray were readied for battle (PROSE: Battle in Space) and Space City began arming up, stocking up rockets.

However, the President of Earth, Nikita Bandranaik, and the Astran ambassador developed a plan to put an end to hostilities by sending Colonel Zodiac on a dangerous mission. (COMIC: Ceasefire — But War Tension Mounts...)