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== History == | == History == | ||
===Early history=== | |||
The [[First Doctor]] was unfamiliar with the solar system prior to his departure on [[Gallifrey]]. However, his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]] learned of its existence and that of [[Earth]] in her [[spatial cartography]] lessons. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'') | The [[First Doctor]] was unfamiliar with the solar system prior to his departure on [[Gallifrey]]. However, his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]] learned of its existence and that of [[Earth]] in her [[spatial cartography]] lessons. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'') | ||
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Stealing a prototype [[stellar manipulator]], [[the Eleven]] concocted an ultimately unsuccessful plot to ignite Sol and destroy the solar system in [[1639]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Satanic Mill (audio story)|The Satanic Mill]]'') | Stealing a prototype [[stellar manipulator]], [[the Eleven]] concocted an ultimately unsuccessful plot to ignite Sol and destroy the solar system in [[1639]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Satanic Mill (audio story)|The Satanic Mill]]'') | ||
===Human expansion=== | |||
In the mid-[[20th century]], the [[human]]s of [[Earth]] began to explore their solar system via probes and, tentatively at first, with manned missions. The Moon was the first object in the solar system to be visited by humans — at least, according to the official historical record. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', et al.) | In the mid-[[20th century]], the [[human]]s of [[Earth]] began to explore their solar system via probes and, tentatively at first, with manned missions. The Moon was the first object in the solar system to be visited by humans — at least, according to the official historical record. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', et al.) | ||
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According to the [[Third Doctor]], this happened after humans had "sacked" the solar system. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') | According to the [[Third Doctor]], this happened after humans had "sacked" the solar system. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') | ||
===Later history=== | |||
The planetoid or moon [[Voga]] entered the solar system some time after the construction of the [[Nerva Beacon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') | The planetoid or moon [[Voga]] entered the solar system some time after the construction of the [[Nerva Beacon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
