science predictions for 2017 | Future timeline

Read science predictions for 2017, a year that will see the world transform thanks to scientific disruptions that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore many of them below. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

science forecasts for 2017

  • The world's first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) platform begins operations. 1
  • The Cheops satellite is launched to study exoplanets 1
  • The world's first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) platform begins operations 1
  • Global reserves of Hafnium is fully mined and depleted1
  • NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) test launches1
  • SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft delivers humans to ISS1
  • Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 delivers humans to ISS1
Forecast
In 2017, a number of science breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
  • The Cheops satellite is launched to study exoplanets 1
  • The world's first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) platform begins operations 1
  • Global reserves of Hafnium is fully mined and depleted 1
  • NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) test launches 1
  • Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 delivers humans to ISS 1
  • SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft delivers humans to ISS 1
Prediction
Science related predictions due to make an impact in 2017 include:

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