Union Member 21

Selenians

Official term describing inhabitants of Earth's Moon .

Other terms known where Moonies , Loonies , Loonatics(none are official and in general considered an insult)

The first Earthers calling themselves Selenians were members of the second generation of Moon colonists, around 2134 OTT .

It was Rudger Stern, of Armstrong Town who requested this term to be made official at the United Earth Congress in 2135 OTT .

In an almost ridiculous move, but taken very serious by the Selenians , Marea Nubium the first representative of Luna requested an independent membership for Earth's Moon.

So in    2226OTT, Earth's Moon and its population was admitted as Union Member #21 .

Native Selenians are quite proud of that, and often point it out.

Selenians are not a species as per say. While the original Moon colonists came exclusivley from Earth and thus been Humans, anyone living permanently on Luna is by Union law a Selenian (represented by the Selenian Rep)

This is perhaps best illustrated by the fact that the current, Selenian Rep is a Leedei .



 (It should be pointed out that the Moon was actually the second Earth colony. A Mars colony existed even prior to the ascent, while the much anticipated moon colony (Ever since 1969 OTT) was never realized until after the ascent.