Communications · Projected milestone
Laser-linked solar system
Estimated year~2081
15% by 2086 · 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.
Optical links carry terabits per second to Mars.
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Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)
Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.
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Built on
Led to
- Family window to the Moon and MarsForecast · ~2082enables
- Solar-lens interstellar relayForecast · ~2085enables
- Through-planet neutrino linksForecast · ~2089enables
- Interstellar probe linkForecast · ~2096enables
- Solar-system live eventsForecast · ~2097enables
- Broadcasts from another starForecast · ~2098enables
- Solar-system library networkForecast · ~2098enables
Sources & evidence
No individual source links are recorded for this milestone. Source coverage and review status vary across the atlas.
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.