Module-E

Module-E is the name given to planet Earth in the story, '8113 '. Module names are typically given to UFC-governed terrestrial objects with no permanent human colonization/habitat. Earth is also referred to as 'the Motherland' by preservationists, particularly the cult group known as Thornwell's Prophets.

Embargo
In the year 8113 AD, an embargo exists banning ore mining on Earth. It was established two millennia prior in order to preserve an important aspect of human history and evolution. This makes travelling to the planet, or setting up permanent residences, a highly restricted practice, requiring government-issued permits and silences. It is a dangerously unstable planet anyway, teeming with harsh solar radiation, acid raid, colossal dust storms, and the remnants of ancient pathogens. Nothing grown from its soil is edible, despite many attempts from scientists who wish to re-establish Module-E as a habitable world. A notable ecumenoanthropologist, Dr Sal 793 Feldspar, has been attempting to grow edible legumes on the planet in research-funded greenhouses. He also attempted to repopulate Module-E with sapien-like humans during Project De Novo, which was shut down before it could be properly completed and trialed.

Exodus
The Exodus movement (2300-2400 AD) was the result of severe desertification, war, famine, and disease that consumed the world and left it uninhabitable. Two off-world solutions were available for the escaping refugees: the Colonies or Mars. The Colonies were much smaller and possessed finite space, meaning they were not capable of taking more than 1 billion, chosen from lottery system of people with defined, usable skill sets. Mars was more spacious but had a strict vetting system that barred most people from joining them on their planet; the socialist government of Houix, called the Trikona, was not interested in letting in Westerners who would 'taint' their utopic version of society, and so were only interested in offering asylum to citizens of allied, communist countries on Earth. The UFC government managed to persuade Martian politicians in taking on more people in exchange for ore, which Mars accepted. However, by the end of 2400 AD, when the Exodus program was forced to cease, it was believed that only 1/7th of the Earth's former population was taken to live ultra-terrestrially. The vast majority of humans on Earth were turned away, and what because of them was a descent into chaos that ultimately led to global human extinction.

Pre-Exodus
Any event/history that took place before 2300 AD is described as 'pre-Exodus'.

All information, history, culture, and knowledge of pre-Exodus humans survives in the year 8113 AD under the control of a witty AI system called the AAA (Triple A). It is deemed a useless library of outdated material, and thus is hardly ever used or needed.