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Caption: The New Unified Government, which was afraid of the visitation of a new Zentraadi Main Fleet, implemented the Mankind Seeding Project, which aimed at the survival of mankind as a species. And a great number of emigrant fleets were sent out searching for planets to migrate to.

Mankind Seeding Project:
The Galactic Immigration Project that was born from fear of the Zentraadi.
The Mankind Seeding Project (also called the Galactic Seeding Project, and the Mankind Immigration Project), is the project where a great number of Space Emigrant Ships depart the Earth, search for a planet that the crew can emigrate to while cruising the galaxy, and the fleet itself immigrates as soon as they find a planet that the crew can immigrate to.
The plan was draughted in Sept. 2011, and the Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets, which commenced with the Megaroad 01, departed from Sept. 2012; and the Short Range Emigrant Fleets departed from Apr. 2013. In this way, the project was advanced at a quick pace, in spite of the post war period of disorder. The project allowed Emigrant Fleets with sizes greater than the 10,000 person scale to depart in the midst of the uncertainty before the emigrants; and even though it seems to have been haphazard at a glance, there were unavoidable reasons for that.
The New Unified Government was afraid of the invasion of a new Zentraadi Main Fleet. Despite the Earth having repelled the Bodoru Main Fleet in the First Interstellar War, mankind suffered a catastrophic blow, and the global environment was also suddenly changed because of the orbital bombardment. If there is another large-scale Zentraadi invasion, than Earth's mankind would be destroyed - that is the New Unified Government's point of view, and they thought that it would be impossible to obstruct a new Zentraadi Main Fleet with their military strength (and the power of song).
Therefore, the New Unified Government reached the conclusion that in order to preserve mankind, they ought to spread it in the galaxy, so that the human race wouldn't be annihilated by the invasion of an enemy main fleet. Thus, the Mankind Seeding Project was started, and by the 2050's, several planets that can be resided upon have been found and emigrated to.

Related Matter: The Problems That Accompanied The Projects Development
Even though the region in which the human race lived greatly expanded as the Mankind Seeding Project progressed, new problems also occurred due to that. Such things as encounters with hostile alien creatures, communication delays due to Fold Faults, and the anti-government activities of criminal organizations and emigration fleets that had advanced technological strength, became new threats.

Caption: Encounters with the Vajra and the Protodevilun, who were a greater threat than the Zentraadi, occurred because of mankind's advancement into the galaxy.

Caption: Criminal organizations, which had weapons such as Variable Craft, also appeared, and the New Unified Government and Unified Forces were pressed to deal with them.

Caption: In 2059, the Macross Galaxy Fleet's Galaxy Subjugation Plan progressed to the verge of accomplishment.

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The Mankind Seeding Project And The Unified Forces
Even though the Mankind Seeding Project started for the sake of mankind's existence as a species, it is necessary for the Emigrant Fleets to travel around the galaxy searching for planets in uncertain positions that can be immigrated to. Because of that, the voyages of the Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets in particular are forced to lengthened, and they came to have problems such as accidents; attacks by hostile aliens/alien life forms, such as the Zentraadi or Inspection Forces; and even more, the deterioration of peace within the Fleets. A Unified Forces (later New Unified Forces) escort fleet went with the Emigrant Fleets to deal with such situations. In addition to the cities of the Emigrant Fleets in the earliest period being inside large ships, such as the First Generation model Macross Ships and the Megaroad Class, the City Space Ships were connected to the Fleet Flagships in the New Macross Class, and the Emigrant Fleets and armed forces escort fleets were intimately connected. The Emigrant Fleets were defended by these escort fleets, equipment, such as VFs and Reaction Weapons, and a great number of officers and men.

Caption: The ships that become the core of the Emigrant Fleets or the flagships of the escort fleets are often a Macross Class series ship, and are the symbol of the fleet.

Caption: The naval fleet and VF squadrons deploy, patrol and investigate in the area around the fleet. The investigation of the fleet's route might be entrusted to private military companies.

Related Matter: The Traffic And Communications Network Of The Galaxy
Accompanying the progression of the Mankind Seeding Project, a traffic network, which made use of Fold Navigation; and a Galaxy Network, which used Fold Waves; joined mankind together, who had came to dot the galaxy. Even though delays due to Fold Faults certainly exist, the galactic communication, logistics and movement of people are supported by this traffic network, and it wasn't impossible for traffic to head toward emigrant fleets in the central region of the galaxy from Earth.

Caption: The Galaxy Network is used to deliver video and music, and it became the foundation that gave birth to Galactic-scale stars.

Caption: The number of civilian ships that have fold abilities also increased. In 2040, a great number of ships rushed from various places in the galaxy to the memorial ceremony on Earth.

Right: A passenger plane at the end of the 2050's. It has the ability to fold on its own, and it comes and goes between the emigrant fleets.

The Outline Of The Mankind Seeding Project
The substance of the Mankind Seeding Project is the spread of the human race to various places in the galaxy, so that the human race, as a species, isn't annihilated by a large-scale Zentraadi invasion. Because of that, a lot of Emigrant Fleets were organized, from Short-Range ones to Super Long Range ones (there were also Emigrant Ships at the personal level), and they started on journeys into the galaxy, each seeking different planets to emigrate to.

Caption: Due to the improvements in the City Space Ships since the New Macross class, even if the fleet cannot find a planet to migrate to, the crew can live semipermanently within the ships.

The Specific Procedures Of The Mankind Seeding Project
It's thought that the organization of the Emigrant Fleet starts from the hardware side, such as the construction of all sorts of military vessels that compose the fleet; and the maintenance of the software side, such as the recruitment of participating civilians and military officers and men. The Emigrant Fleets that departed the Earth search for planets that can be emigrated to while cruising the galaxy, and migration begins as soon as an appropriate planet is discovered.

Caption: Planets that have an atmosphere and abundant water resources, which resemble the Earth, are suitable for immigration. After immigration begins, it's said that the facilities within the Emigrant Ship are dismantled and reconstructed on the planet.

Illustration by (Twin bell) Tokiko Yuzawa
4 Discovery Of A Reside-able Planet
When a reside-able planet is discovered, the Emigrant Fleet descends and the crew's immigration begins.

3 Contact With Hostile Creatures And Organizations
There is also the possibility of coming into contact with hostile alien creatures or organizations during the voyage. In those situations, such groups as the Unified Forces, who accompany the fleets, deal with them.

2 Departure
After departure, the Emigrant Fleet continues voyaging while searching for a planet to reside on. There are cases where investigation fleets might precede the Emigrant Fleet.

1 Start Of The Emigration Project
Due to the Emigrant Project, such things as the construction of the Emigrant Ships and crew recruitment took place.

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Types Of Emigrant Fleet
Several kinds exist of Emigrant Fleet exist in the Mankind Seeding Project. Among them, the Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets, which departed from Sept. 2012, and the Short Range Emigrant Fleets, which began in Apr. 2013, are especially famous. The SDFN-01~12 departed in the earliest period with the goals of having the human race depart the Earth, and trailblazing the galactic routes (as isomorph ships, they are classified as first generation model Macross ships), and they became the footholds of the Mankind Seeding Project.

Caption: The Megaroad 01 Super Long Range Emigrant Fleet departed in 2012, and Lynn Minmei is known as having participated in what became the start of the Mankind Seeding Project.

Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets
The Emigrant Fleets that carry out super long range cruises that reach as far as the central region of the galaxy, have a population in the tens of thousands to tens of millions scale. Generally, when "Emigrant Fleet" is said, it often indicates these Super Long Range Emigrant Fleets.

Short Range Emigrant Fleets
The fleets that mainly aimed at searching for and immigrating to emigrant plants within 100 light years from the Solar System. The fleets' populations are on the order thousands to tens of thousands of people. Planet Eden was discovered by this type of Emigrant Fleet.

Survey Fleets And So On
The fleets that perform such things as scientific investigations and resource surveys. Emigrant Ships that have finished their missions, such as the SDFN type, were occasionally diverted to these fleets. The 117th Investigation Fleet, which came into contact with the Vajra, is a known example.

The Results Of The Mankind Seeding Project
As of 2059, while the Mankind Seeding Project progresses, the planets that immigration took place on are actually quite a lot. Beginning with planet Eden, which was discovered in Nov. 2013, such planets as the Varohta Star System in 2025, and the Vajra Home-world in 2059, are known as planets that are suitable for immigration. Also, there are planets where Protoculture ruins and signs of the Protoculture civilization were discovered, and they became important historical assets.

Caption: Heavenly bodies, like planet Zola where humanoids that differ from Earth's mankind and the Zentraadi reside, have also been discovered.

Caption: Planet Eden, which began immigration in the earliest period, was rapidly developed, and it prospered around the metropolis Capital City.

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