The ORION Project ultimately failed, however, as the candidates that took part in the project – typically UNSC special forces – were too old, and the screening measures for their DNA were inadequate. The goal was to thwart dissent in the Outer Colonies, which, if left unchecked, would have catapulted humanity into a decades-long war against itself with millions of casualties. The SPARTAN program began in earnest with the ORION Project, a measure taken by the UNSC and ONI to create a new form of non-traditional super-soldier.
