Kingdom of the Netherlands : a alternate star trek timeline

1950

January 6th
The United Kingdom recognizes the United Republic of China.

January 31st
President Harry Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949.

January 20th
Netherlands Guyana and the Netherlands East Indies are granted more autonomy in governing their self except in defense , foreign affairs and citizenship which will remain the responsibility of the Netherlands.

February 9th
Construction on Mars base Utopia Planitia by the royal Netherlands space force begins.

February 11th
2,000 Japanese and Vietnamese imperial army troops attack more then 150 Viet Minh soldiers lead by general Vo Nguyen Giap somewhere in the empire of Vietnam, the attack which last no longer then several hours results in the death of all 150 Viet Minh soldiers , including general Vo Nguyen Giap.

February 21st
Albert Einstein warns against proceeding to development the hydrogen bomb and ask president Truman to halt the production of the atomic bomb , feeling that these weapons are to dangerous to be used.

February 27th
General Chiang Kai-shek is elected president of the United Republic of China , whit Mao Zedong becoming prime minister of the United Republic of China.

March 2nd
The city of Xining in the United Republic of China is officially made the capitol of the United Republic of China.

March 8th
The Soviet Union announces that the have developed a atomic bomb , the most powerful city busting weapon ever develop.

March 27th
The Netherlands recognizes the United Republic of China.

April 8th
Rear admiral Doorman (1) retires as the head of the royal Netherlands space force , his position is taken over by the newly promoted rear admiral De Jong , former commander of KNRS Amsterdam.

April 17th
A month before the second Soviet–Japanese neutrality pact is to end , the Soviet Union and the Japanese empire sign a new Soviet–Japanese neutrality pact in Moscow (2).

May 8th
The United Republic of China government asks the United States to train its army.

May 11th
Rear admiral De Jong decides that the risk of discovery of New Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard orbiting above the far side of the Moon is becoming to great , and therefore has decided that when KNRS ER-3 assembly is completed , the space yard will be towed to Mars as its new location.

June 27th
The United States sends 35 military advisers to the United Republic of China in order to train the United Republic of China army.

July 13th
The flagship of the royal Netherlands space force , KNRS Amsterdam under the command of its new captain Jonan Andre (3) travels to the asteroid belt for the second time where it will test and deploy several probes , who are to study , observe and are going to mine the asteroid belt for its resources.

July 15th
KNRS Amsterdam launches two class-5 probes who will continuo to observe and study the asteroid belt , more then eight class-5 probes are now in use either orbiting Earth , Mars ore now being used to study the asteroid belt.

July 16th
A modified class-6 probe communication relay and radio beacon is launched inside the asteroid belt by KNRS Amsterdam, the class-6 probe who will send all the data that the probes have to gathered to Mars base Hellas , will also acting as a communication relay for the probes incase no spaceship is nearby to do that.

July 18th
A Work Bee ( 4) launched from KNRS Amsterdam , using its dual remote manipulator arms test if a Work Bee can be used to handle a M-type asteroid which are rich in metal.

July 20th
After seven days spending in the asteroid belt , KNRS Amsterdam first mission under captain Jonan Andre is over , returning back to Mars whit enough data for the royal Netherlands space force to build a mining station in the asteroid belt.

July 24th
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.

September 8th
A royal Netherlands Naval Aviation Service KH-2 Kolibrie II helicopter operating out of naval air station Tandjong Priok on the island of Java , launches a Mark 8 torpedo for the first time against a dummy target (5).

September 26th
The United Republic of China is admitted to the United Nations.

September 30th
NSC-68 is enacted by president Truman , this report sets the stage for United States foreign policy with the Soviet Union and preparations for a possible war , in it, two suggestion for weakening the Soviet Union are mention , which are strengthen its ties whit the Netherlands , and to reestablish ties whit the empire of Japan.

October 7th
A secret agreement is signed in the capitol of Tibet , Lhasa , between the United Republic of China and Tibet , in which the United Republic of China allows Tibet's de facto independence its has sins 1912 to continuo , wile also guarantying that the United Republic of China would assist Tibet if the empire of Japan would invade the nation.

October 21st
Construction of a helicopter cruiser begins at Wilton Fijenoord dockyard in Schiedam , the cruiser which is to be the first of two Celebes class cruisers to be build , is to replace helicopter cruiser HNLMS Java which is now entering its 25th year in service whit the royal Netherlands navy.

November 4th
The United Nations ends the diplomatic isolation of Spain.

November 8th
Two F-80 jet fighters belonging to the United States Air Force, operating from Clark Air Base in the Philippines intercept a Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Nakajima G10N Fugaku bomber flying out of Formosa , these intercepts which a are not unusual happen regular as both the United States and the Japanese empire want to test each other.

December 4th
Feeling that the New Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard , will not stuffy for producing and assembling spaceships for the royal Netherlands space force , the royal Netherlands space force plans to build a space station which also can act as a space yard orbiting around Mars , the space station which construction will begin when the New Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard has arrived at Mars , is planned to become the largest space born object build by the royal Netherlands space force to date.

December 29th
The CIA creates the flying arrows , consisting of former United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps pilots and ground crew , who are to fly as the 2nd American Volunteer Group , part of the United Republic of China air force.

(1) rear admiral Doorman had served as the head of the royal Netherlands space force sins 1935.

(2) the third Soviet–Japanese neutrality pact is different then the previous two Soviet–Japanese neutrality pact as it includes all nations in the Soviet and Japanese sphere of influence , the third treaty is also new as it is to be renewed in ten years instead of vive years as the pervious two where.

(3) captain Jonan Andre was together whit lieutenant commander A.B. Ruben , to pilot KNRS ER-1 , the Netherlands first warp 1 spaceship , and because of this he was promoted to captain and given the command of the KNRS Amsterdam.

(4) Work Bee are used by the royal Netherlands space force for work at the New Fijenoord-Rotterdamsche space yard , whit six build as to this date , a work bee can be equipped with a variety of tools, including a set of dual remote manipulator arms ore be used as tug for cargo modules with the cargo-train attachment.

(5) the Mark 8 torpedo which is in service whit the royal Netherlands navy is regarded as the most modern and deadliest torpedo in the world and has replace the mark 7 torpedo pervious in service whit the royal Netherlands navy.