Value chain · CLM-0517
In plain terms
Every date in the plan -- the ground demo (2026), the demo mission (2027-28), 2030, 2033 and 2036 -- is a hope, not a booking, and the report that states them says so itself.
The claim as recorded
Every future milestone in Space Solar's stated CASSIOPeiA roadmap -- a 2026 ground demonstration, a 2027-28 in-orbit demonstration, a 2030 31 MW HEO minimum viable product, a 2033 150 MW HEO system, and a 2036 650 MW first GEO system -- is PLANNED, not ACHIEVED; RAF036/2425's own footnote states "Estimated timescales only. Actual timescales are subject to availability of funding, regulatory requirements and technological developments," and no source in the register evidences a contracted launch, launch vehicle, or firm date for any of them.
Scope and limits
A stated intention with an explicit caveat is not evidence of infeasibility either; the condition this claim points to is that continued credibility depends on funding decisions not yet made (see CLM-0519). This holds as at the 2025 source date. The same page reports one milestone as met: a 360-degree wireless power transmission demonstration in 2024 (self-reported, SRC-076 p.29).
What it assumes
No assumptions are recorded against this claim.
Where it comes from
p.29, quoted in full at CLM-0019.
Related records
- Answers question
- QST-005 not published in this releaseQST-019 not published in this release
Cite this
energyaperture.com/c/clm-0517
CLM-0517, Energy Aperture, as of 2025.
Connected records
Other published records linked to this one. A list, not a judgement.
- Also from SRC-076
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