Epochs of Exploration

The following table summarizes the epochs of galactic exploration in the human era. "Culture" is the culture name. Star is the point of origin of the culture that spawned the epoch. Start and End describe the period when the culture undertook its exploratory period. MaxRadius indicates the maximum radius of the exploration. Some cultures have sent exploratory groups out of the galaxy, but the status of these voyages is not known.

Culture	Star	Start	End	MaxRadius(LY)
The Accelerando	Sol	2100	3100	50
Ugric Panspermia	Beta Canum Venaticorum	10000	17000	5000
Han Colonists	VY Canis Majoris	16000	60000	45000
Neomalay Navigators	LBV 1806-20 (Hina)	56000	?????	Extragalactic
Hajj Band Patrol	S0—2 (Kaaba)	30000	60000	Galactic
Mexicali Shiners	Pistol	60000	79000	Galactic
Core Band Patrol	Sagittarius A (Core Prime)	60000	98008	Galactic
Ruu Surveys	Sol	Unknwon	Unknown	Unknown