New Caanan

New Caanan

UAS: New Caanan

United Earth Colony - Union World GWC A4

Originally the target planet of a group of religious colonists travelling in the Ark New Canaan‏‎.[1]. The  planet was colonized by two subsequent Arks.

The Traditional Sons of Moses . ( New Caanan ). are deeply religious and of an orthodox jewish faith. While the New Caananites did not shun modern technology, they used mostly old traditional ways to colonize the planet.

The colony has grown to about 3 million and the majority still adheres to the religion that brought them here. They are Union members. There is a class D space port with monthly space bus connection. Main exports consist of kosher food, fruits, honey and dates. Main imports are small tech tiems and building materials.

]1]One of the Arks that left Earth in during the Second Exodus. This Ark with 20,000 colonists of the Man is Evil Movement (Radical Peace Group) left Earth for New Caanan in 2197 but never made it to New Caanan. The Ark was reported lost in 2199 OTT.

The survivors of the Ark were rediscovered in 5020 OTT on a planet they called Arat.