The Weyland Corporation, often shortened to Weyland Corp and sometimes referred as simply "The Company"[1], was a British[2] multinational corporation. It was founded in 2012 by Sir Peter Weyland. Weyland Corp specialized in advanced technologies, created and developing several major advancements in the fields of holographics, off-world colonization, FTL travel, cybernetics, transportation and healthcare. The company's headquarters were located in San Francisco, California.[3] Weyland Corp was eventually acquired by the Yutani Corporation and formed into the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.

Weyland Corp was established by Sir Peter Weyland on October 11, 2012. Weyland Corp soon became the first company in history to make $100 billion within five years due to massive successes in technological advances. In 2029, the Yutani Corporation filed a lawsuit against Weyland over a patent dispute with the David series. Weyland Corp won the lawsuit, securing its investments and shareholders. Due to Weyland Corp's combined value of various patents, the company incorporated a higher fair market valuation than any other company in history once it was created.

Weyland Corp would go on to terraform the first functional and breathable atmosphere on GJ 667Cc, paving way for further terraforming on other planets, one of which would eventually be LV-426. In 2099, Weyland Corp merged with the Yutani Corporation, forming the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.[4] While it was often said that Weyland had absorbed Yutani, in reality the opposite was true — the Yutani Corporation, under its founder Hideo Yutani, bought out Weyland Corp in a fiercely contested hostile takeover, beating rival bids from other potential buyers such as the Chinese Combine.[5]

March 27, 2015 AD Weyland Corp launches first industrialized space mission to install solar panels that align and move in Earth’s orbital plane but at an axial tilt, imitating a perpetual summer solstice. The renewable energy gathered in the months following this expedition made Peter Weyland his first billion. Weyland Corp Timeline

June 30, 2015 AD Following Weyland’s success with solar panels, Weyland Corp receives funding from a trio of major venture capital firms. Weyland Corp Timeline

February 2, 2016 AD Using a precursor to the atmospheric processor of his own invention, Peter Weyland is able to generate a localized synthetic atmosphere above the polar ice cap, effectively ending global warming. Weyland Corp Timeline

June 17, 2016 AD At the age of 26, Sir Peter Weyland becomes one of the youngest people to ever achieve knighthood. Weyland Corp Timeline

December 10, 2017 AD Sir Peter Weyland is honored with the Nobel Prize in Science for his extraordinary atmospheric work over the polar ice cap. Weyland Corp Timeline

December 19, 2017 AD Using capital from his 2015 success, Weyland acquires copyrights to technology developed by NASA’s innovative but poorly funded Project Prometheus. With Weyland’s significantly augmented funding for the project, JIMO became a reality and proves the existence of simple life in Europa’s ocean. Weyland Corp Timeline

June 1, 2022 AD Scientists from the Health Division identify the genetic chain of events for 98% of cancers. Using genetically-altered cells as well as elements found beyond Earth’s heavens, Weyland successfully deploys an effective cure for almost all cancers. Weyland Corp Timeline

February 4, 2023 AD Sir Peter Weyland is awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his cancer cure. Weyland Corp Timeline

February 28, 2023 AD In a now legendary TED Talk, Sir Peter Weyland clarifies his vision for Weyland Corp, laying the groundwork for the next 50 years of Building Better Worlds. Weyland Corp Timeline

August 5, 2023 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 8,128,899 for Method and Apparatus for cybernetic individuals for use in scientific and industrial environments. Weyland Corp Timeline

May 10, 2024 AD Weyland military engineers make first significant improvement to rifling technology since the 19th century, tripling speed and doubling accuracy of projectiles. Exact rifling pattern and twist rate remain classified. Weyland Corp Timeline

September 6, 2024 AD Weyland Corp makes first foray into the luxury goods market with its Holographic Environment Simulator. It is the first HES able to accurately recreate the aesthetic, mood and sounds of any place in the known world, as well as provide live video feed from any calibrated receiver. Weyland Corp Timeline

September 10, 2024 AD Weyland Corp introduces first rifle able to track targets from over 500 klicks away, as well as determine target’s health, physique and whether they can be locked down. Weyland Corp Timeline

January 7, 2025 AD Weyland manufactures the first advanced android prototype model of its kind. He is affectionately called David, a name Sir Peter Weyland had initially reserved for his own human son. Weyland Corp Timeline

March 26, 2026 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 9,158,239 for a chemical composition of classified properties able to almost perfectly replicate the biological features and texture of human skin. Weyland Corp Timeline

June 3, 2026 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 10,445,075 for Method and Apparatus for self-adjusting crosshairs that auto-process windage, Coriolis effect, trajectory, etc. -- eliminating the need for spotters and mathematical formulas. Weyland Corp Timeline

September 30, 2026 AD Weyland acquires Genentech, significantly bolstering the company’s biotech holdings. Weyland Corp Timeline

November 18, 2026 AD Weyland privatizes NASA’s famous Kepler mission, increases its funding 10-fold and within the year discovers 6,546 more bio-compatible planets. Weyland Corp Timeline

January 1, 2028 AD Weyland makes significant adjustments to the David android prototype, facilitating David’s first interaction with humans. This initial meeting is very promising. Weyland Corp Timeline

March 31, 2028 AD Weyland Corp becomes first company in history to achieve a market capitalization of $100 billion in five years. Weyland Corp Timeline

May 20, 2028 AD San Francisco, USA: Weyland labs in San Francisco discover the body’s ability to hypersleep - the complete cessation of life processes, which can be restarted when stasis is removed. The search for a practical application begins. Weyland Corp Timeline

August 9, 2029 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 11,280,599 for Method and Apparatus for a device that enhances the capacity of an extraterrestrial planetary environment to support life; effectively the first fully-automated atmospheric processor. This patent is expected to make our founder’s famous boast a reality: “There are other worlds than this one, and if there is no air to breathe, we will simply have to make it.” Weyland Corp Timeline

September 18, 2029 AD Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (European Organization for Nuclear Research) runs out of government funding. Weyland acquires the organization as well as their Large Hadron Collider and other facilities. Weyland Corp Timeline

December 12, 2029 AD After years of litigation, Weyland wins the David patent lawsuit against the Japanese start-up Yutani Corporation, effectively protecting the investments of both Weyland Corp and its shareholders. Weyland Corp Timeline

July 27, 2030 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 12,004,556 for Method and Apparatus for a device that can initiate, monitor and terminate hypersleep. HCs revolutionize space travel permitting increasingly longer, more advanced missions and enabling unprecedented discovery. Weyland Corp Timeline

August 10, 2031 AD Luna Terraforming begins on Luna with plans for multiple settlements. Weyland Corp Timeline

April 3, 2032 AD Weyland acquires Northrop Grumman, Boeing, BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin. These major acquisitions significantly bolsters multinational defense, security, and aerospace technology holdings. Weyland Corp Timeline

May 20, 2032 AD Weyland scientists discover the inverse relationship between velocity and the flow of time making the long sought-after concept of faster than light travel a reality. The search for practical application begins. Weyland Corp Timeline

July 4, 2033 AD Weyland creates new 5.56 millimeter round made of metals mined from the circumstellar habitable zone planets orbiting within Gliese 581 capable of traveling at max velocity in any atmosphere at any range. Weyland Corp Timeline

October 4, 2033 AD Dr. Richard Post serves as Chief Statistician to the Electronics Division. Weyland Corp Timeline

January 17, 2034 AD Weyland Corp introduces the first FTL-capable SEV (space exploration vehicle). Weyland Corp Timeline

May 11, 2035 AD The National Science Foundation (NSF) lifts restrictions on the commercial use of David androids. Weyland Corp Timeline

June 30, 2035 AD After android regulations are lifted, the third generation David is deployed internally in order to test human acceptance of cybernetics individuals. Results are encouraging. Weyland Corp Timeline

July 21, 2035 AD Weyland Corp opens several new offices across the globe expanding corporate presence to Greece, Antarctica, El Salvador, and South Africa to name a few. Weyland Corp Timeline

August 25, 2036 AD Weyland Corp launches the Explorers Academy—an alternative grad school for underprivileged college students interested in the fields of biotech, nanotech, cybernetics and terraforming. Top graduates of the program are offered positions at Weyland Corp. Weyland Corp Timeline

December 15, 2037 AD Fortune 500 names Weyland Corp number one on their list of “10 best companies to work for.” Weyland Corp Timeline

December 21, 2037 AD Weyland astronomers note an area of space appearing very rich in minerals and other natural resources. Weyland expected to travel there within the century. Weyland Corp Timeline

July 4, 2038 AD Weyland Corp becomes chief employer of Asian Conflict veterans supplying 35% with steady work. Weyland Corp Timeline

March 2, 2039 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 13,345,075 for Method and Apparatus for an add-on feature to Weyland Storm capable of compensating for composition, density, pressure and refractive index of any atmosphere. Weyland Corp Timeline

May 14, 2039 AD Weyland astronomers discover multiple moons and a ringed planet just outside the Zeta 2 Reticula System, which are possibly able to support life. Weyland expects to travel there within the century. Weyland Corp Timeline

May 28, 2039 AD GJ 667Cc: Using the Weyland Atmospheric Processor, the first functional and breathable atmosphere is produced on planet GJ 667Cc clearing the way for further terraforming activities on other planets. Weyland Corp Timeline

April 1, 2042 AD David 4 becomes the first commercially available model of the David series. He is eventually expected to improve work-flow and efficiency at offices and homes across the world. Weyland Corp Timeline

August 18, 2042 AD Weyland Corp awarded government contract to build and maintain HD 85512 b Class E Correctional Unit. Prisoners from Earth and other facilities are successfully relocated, and many have since been rehabilitated into society. Weyland Corp Timeline

November 20, 2042 AD Weyland Corp writes $5 billion check to Little Explorers—a charity dedicated to the education of troubled middle school students interested in science and technology. Weyland Corp Timeline

April 19, 2051 AD Weyland Corp makes essential updates to on-planet transport. The new vehicle is capable of traversing any known terrain and has virtually no weight limit for cargo, passengers and equipment. Weyland Corp Timeline

February 14, 2052 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 14,524,002 for Method and Apparatus for first manned land-vehicle capable of negotiating vertical surfaces. This technology permits Weyland scientists and terraforming teams to reach previously inaccessible destinations. Weyland Corp Timeline

July 7, 2052 AD Weyland makes significant intellectual and emotional updates to the David android, further increasing human acceptance. Weyland Corp Timeline

August 1, 2055 AD NAFE (National Association for Female Executives) names Weyland Corp a Top 50 Company for Executive Women. Weyland Corp Timeline

January 29, 2056 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 15,725,924 for Method and Apparatus for a mechanised exo-skeleton used for lifting and moving heavy objects such as crates and vehicle weaponry. Weyland Corp Timeline

May 6, 2057 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 15,999,127 for Method and Apparatus for an ejectable luxury pod able to sustain one human life for up to 50 years. Weyland Corp Timeline

July 22, 2059 AD Weyland introduces unique expedition security apparatus able to decontaminate indoor and outdoor environments. Apparatus mines surrounding air for flammable compounds, making it ultra light-weight as well as self-replenishing. Weyland Corp Timeline

August 9, 2060 AD Weyland Corp introduces revolutionary, game-changing language tool. It is the first ever to require no actual learning on the consumer’s behalf. Weyland Corp Timeline

September 2, 2061 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 16,572,092 for Method and Apparatus for the first fully-automated diagnosis and surgical station. Weyland Corp Timeline

February 26, 2062 AD By 2062, only 7% of humans can recognize the sixth generation of David as a cybernetic individual. Weyland Corp Timeline

December 1, 2063 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 17,900,353 for Method and Apparatus for an antigravity device that 3D live-maps any foreign terrain, revolutionizing the pre-process of terraforming and developing new colonies. Weyland Corp Timeline

August 11, 2064 AD Significantly upgraded space suit includes a variety of Weyland patented features, such as cadium exo-skeleton; info display with mission details; vitals: environmental stats and more. Weyland Corp Timeline

June 23, 2065 AD Washington, DC, USA: Sir Peter Weyland Memorial Library built in Washington, DC. Weyland Corp Timeline

November 20, 2065 AD As Weyland Corp expands their terraforming activities and colonial endeavors, the company is approached by the US government to begin work on the formation of a colonial peacekeeping force trained or populated by marines in the event of future conflict. Weyland Corp Timeline

April 27, 2066 AD As production costs for the David series decreases, Weyland Corp is increasingly able to extend those savings to everyday consumers, leading to remarkable proliferation of the product. Weyland Corp Timeline

July 6, 2068 AD Weyland builds and successfully deploys thousands of Seventh Generation Davids into workplaces across the universe. Human acceptance of David 7 reaches an all-time high thanks to Weyland’s highly classified emotional encoding technology, David 7 can accurately replicate most human emotions down to the tiniest nuance while consistently achieving all mission objectives. Weyland Corp Timeline

June 30, 2070 AD Since FDA approval, one dozen Medpod 720i have been produced with tens of thousands on back order. Weyland Corp Timeline

May 13, 2071 AD Weyland Corp becomes Worldwide Olympic Partner and official “Cybernetics Company” of the Olympic movement through 2091. Weyland Corp Timeline

August 16, 2071 AD Weyland Corp earns patent number 18,364,003 for Method and Apparatus for the Synapse Reestablisher, a device able to temporarily restart brain activity of deceased individuals. Weyland Corp Timeline

March 9, 2072 AD Weyland Corp consolidates all products and solutions into seven verticals: health, transportation, energy, electronics, terraforming, security and cybernetics. Weyland Corp Timeline

January 1, 2073 AD Based on recent classified findings by Weyland researchers, the company determines the exact coordinates of a new destination for long-time pet project: Project Prometheus. New round of investment is immediately opened and mission planning enters full-swing. Weyland Corp Timeline

2089 AD Elizabeth Shaw finds in Scotland a cave painting depicting primitive men around a large being, who points to a group of stars. Prometheus

2091 AD The spaceship USCSS Prometheus, under contract to Weyland Corp, leaves Earth heading for LV-223. Shaw is one of the key members, as Peter Weyland thought her theories about the origins of humanity could help him overcome death. Prometheus

2093 AD Prometheus arrives at LV-223 after two years of travel. A strange structure which has a cavern filled with Urns is found. A storm traps two crewmembers, Millburn and Fifield, inside a cave. They are attacked by snake-like creatures. Inside the Prometheus, the android David finds inside an urn a dark liquid substance, with whom he infects Holloway, who then passes onto Shaw through sex. Prometheus