From the starwarsgalaxies.com newsletter:
Beta 1 will officially begin on July 15th, 2002. This first round of external testing will be closed and include only a handful of community members. As we head toward release, we will have additional rounds of Beta where we will invite more members.
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Ramon Stonefish
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