The United Nations Space Command or UNSC is a branch of the human world government in the fictional Halo universe. They handle law enforcement, military and exploration operations. In Halo, faster-than-light travel made possible the colonization of many worlds beyond Earth's solar system. Eventually, humanity made first contact with an alliance of several alien races￢ﾀﾔThe Covenant￢ﾀﾔand in the next twenty-seven years fought a desperate war to ho...
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The United Nations Space Command or UNSC is a branch of the human world government in the fictional Halo universe. They handle law enforcement, military and exploration operations. In Halo, faster-than-light travel made possible the colonization of many worlds beyond Earth's solar system. Eventually, humanity made first contact with an alliance of several alien races￢ﾀﾔThe Covenant￢ﾀﾔand in the next twenty-seven years fought a desperate war to hold back the alien invaders.
By 2552, the UNSC has lost most of its outer colonies. Its largest and most defended colony, Reach, falls to the Covenant in the book Halo: The Fall of Reach. This event sparks the beginning of Halo: Combat Evolved. In novels and subsequent games, the structure and society of the UNSC has been expanded. While still fighting with projectile weaponry, which is seen as pitiful by the Covenant, the UNSC is seen to have made several impressive technological advances and has been holding on because of the creation of...
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