Aerospace · Projected milestone
Orbital spaceports
Estimated year~2052
35% by 2057 · including earlier years
The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.
Stations refuel and service spacecraft heading to the Moon and Mars.
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Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)
Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.
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- Orbital laser debris sweepersForecast · ~2055enables
- Earth-Moon cruise linersForecast · ~2056enables
- Cislunar economyForecast · ~2062enables
- Space freight terminalsForecast · ~2063enables
- Chip fabs in orbitForecast · ~2065enables
- Fold-away emergency space suitForecast · ~2065enables
- Orbital shipyardsForecast · ~2066enables
- School trips to orbitForecast · ~2072enables
- Alloys only made in orbitForecast · ~2074enables
- Lunar space elevatorForecast · ~2078enables
- Heat control for orbital townsForecast · ~2085enables
- Daily commutes to orbitForecast · ~2088enables
- Orbital ringForecast · ~2088enables
Sources & evidence
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.