so i just stumbled across the timeline blog posts that they've done for the Star Citizen universe. they're extremely well done from a variety of different viewpoints, and they start from the very near future to when the game takes place (almost 1000 years from now). perfect way to get introduced to the game universe
http://www.robertsspaceindustries.co...apsule/page/4/
that links to the first entry. after reading through them all i can't wait to dive into the universe for myself