15th November 2020

2046 – Angola is declared free of landmines

In 2046, more than 40 years after the Angolan Civil War, the last remaining landmine in the country is finally removed.

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13th November 2020

2029 – Launch of the ARIEL spacecraft

Updated with some additional info, and moved from 2028 to 2029.

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28th October 2020

2023 – IBM debuts a 1,000+ qubit quantum computer

In 2023, IBM launches a new quantum computer known as Condor. This features 1,121 qubits – the first machine by IBM to break the 1,000 qubit milestone.

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20th October 2020

2026 – Russia debuts its first reusable rocket

In 2026, the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, performs the first test flight of a new reusable launch vehicle system intended to compete with the likes of SpaceX.

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11th October 2020

2024 – COVID-19 vaccines are available to 90% of the world

By 2024, COVID-19 vaccines have been scaled up sufficiently that the vast majority (90%) of the world's 8.1 billion people have access to a treatment.

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14th September 2020

2025 – The ITER experimental fusion reactor is switched on

[Moved from 2022 to 2025, based on latest schedule, and updated with new details.]

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12th September 2020

2023 – Rosalind Franklin touches down on Mars

[Moved from 2021 to 2023, with updated text based on latest info.]

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10th September 2020

2021 – First flight of Ariane 6

[Moved from 2020 to 2021, with updated text based on latest info.]

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8th September 2020

2021 – NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars

In February 2021, the latest NASA rover touches down on Mars, to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples for return to Earth. The mission includes technology demonstrations to prepare for future human missions.

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30th August 2020

2029 – The number of satellites in Earth orbit has grown exponentially

By the end of this decade, the number of active satellites in orbit around Earth has reached nearly 60,000 – a 75-fold increase since the start of the century.

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