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2029 Milestones

25 announced milestones targeting 2029, soonest first. Each links to the company's page, with the full description and source.

  1. Jan 2029Begin MQ-9B deliveries to IndiaGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems
  2. 2029Build Lightning-GEO bus for Viasat's PTS-G satelliteRocket Lab
  3. 2029Start competing for NSSL task ordersStoke Space
  4. 2029Fly Nova Block 2 for the first timeStoke Space
  5. 2029Bring Bellwether Laboratory (Philadelphia) onlineTerraPower
  6. 2029Build four SMR-300s at the decommissioned Oyster Creek siteHoltec International
  7. 2029-2030Deliver 50+ MWe to MicrosoftHelion Energy
  8. 2029Deliver MQ-25A Lot 1 Stingrays and keep flight test movingBoeing
  9. 2029Deliver IRIS2 first-layer satellites to EutelsatAirbus
  10. 2029-2030Advance toward a Nasdaq IPOBoston Dynamics
  11. 2029Convert Loganair term sheet into a firm order and launch Europe's first electric airline fleetBeta Technologies
  12. 2029Achieve type certification of ValoVertical Aerospace
  13. 2029Equip Lufthansa Group's roughly 850-aircraft fleet with StarlinkStarlink
  14. 2029-2032Execute the IRIS2 sovereign constellation programEutelsat OneWeb
  15. 2029CA-1KA initial operating capabilityHelsing
  16. 2029European ISR satellite constellation ('KIRK') fieldedHelsing
  17. 2029Launch Starlab on StarshipVoyager Technologies
  18. 2029Sony-TSMC image sensor joint venture begins productionTSMC
  19. 2029Complete BIC North first-phase production campusASML
  20. 2029Deliver the first international iron-air project in IrelandForm Energy
  21. 2029PowerCo start of productionQuantumScape
  22. Through June 2029Convert NSSL Lane 1 prime status into mission task ordersImpulse Space
  23. 2029-2030Fly the France 2030 OneWeb deorbit demonstration with ExotrailAstroscale
  24. 2029Advance Xe-100 through UK Generic Design AssessmentX-energy
  25. Oct 7, 2029Begin Volkswagen JV term-loan amortizationRivian

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