Mining & Resources · Projected milestone
Lunar resource processing
Estimated year~2060
35% by 2065 · 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.
Plants on the Moon turn regolith into oxygen, metals and building material.
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Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)
Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.
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Led to
- Helium-3 extractionForecast · ~2066enables
- Lunar solar power beamed to EarthForecast · ~2068enables
- Lunar helium-3 fuelForecast · ~2072enables
- Zero-waste lunar foundryForecast · ~2072enables
- Lunar mass-driver cargo launchForecast · ~2078enables
- Chip fab on the MoonForecast · ~2080enables
- Off-world water miningForecast · ~2080enables
- Lunar computing centresForecast · ~2088enables
Sources & evidence
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.