Space Habitats & Life Support · Projected milestone
Fully closed life support
Estimated year~2054
10% by 2059 · 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.
A habitat recycles everything with no resupply from Earth.
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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
- Swim-anywhere breathing maskForecast · ~2059enables
- Zero-waste lunar foundryForecast · ~2072enables
- Floating habitats over VenusForecast · ~2080enables
- Zero-waste Mars citiesForecast · ~2082enables
- Ecosystems for generation shipsForecast · ~2084enables
- Family homes under the seaForecast · ~2088enables
- Homes in orbitForecast · ~2090enables
Sources & evidence
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.