Building a Dyson swarm is humanity's most ambitious engineering project. Our phased approach breaks down this monumental task into achievable milestones, from establishing space-based resource processing to deploying millions of solar collectors.
Total Estimated Cost
$5.30T
Total Phases
3
Current Phase
Phase 0
Space Resource Processing
Next Milestone
Mining Ops
First asteroid extraction
Research Papers
150+
Linked to phases
LLM Analyses
45+
Council opinions
Establish the foundational infrastructure for asteroid mining and material processing in space. This phase focuses on de...
$13.66B
10-15 years
Begin construction of the first Dyson swarm elements. This phase focuses on building and deploying initial solar collect...
$158.00B
20-30 years
Scale up satellite production and deployment to achieve significant solar energy capture. This phase focuses on exponent...
$5.13T
50-100 years
Establish the foundational infrastructure for asteroid mining and material processing in space. This phase focuses on developing the supply chain for raw materials needed for subsequent construction phases.
Estimated Cost
$13.66B
Duration
10-15 years
Begin construction of the first Dyson swarm elements. This phase focuses on building and deploying initial solar collector satellites, establishing assembly infrastructure, and creating the communication/control systems.
Estimated Cost
$158.00B
Duration
20-30 years
Scale up satellite production and deployment to achieve significant solar energy capture. This phase focuses on exponential growth of the swarm while maintaining system stability.
Estimated Cost
$5.13T
Duration
50-100 years