I was hoping that in the future PA may have orbital factories and units which battle, but also are unable to fire unto planets (except 1 or 2) so that ground units are not redundant. This would also mean adding a defensive structure or unit which fires into space. It would mean that planets could be used purely for resources and then defended from space obviously the game would need to run a lot smoother first is this a goal that we did not reach (on kickstarter)? If so is there any room for it in the future?
In the future, everything is possible. Is it a good idea in a game that is supposed to be the spiritual sequel to Total Annihilation that had some of the best ground combat in RTS? No.
neutrino has stated that there has to be some kind of way to take out units in space (i.e. Commanders are invincible when travelling between planets) However, Uber has been shying away from space battles, and I doubt that there will be any big plans for implementing them.
