Inside ULA's Plan to Have 1,000 People Working in Space by 2045

A major American launch provider has outlined a plan that the company says will help enable a space economy based on refueling spacecraft in Earth orbit. Dubbed the "Cislunar 1,000 Vision," the initiative foresees a self-sustaining economy that supports 1,000 people living and working in Earth-moon space roughly 30 years from now. The concept stems from an analysis and ongoing technical work by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co. that provides lau