Roadmap
Every node is a dependency. Work flows down. The goal is at the bottom.
Thermal Equilibrium Proof
Does a cable at 8 km/s through the thermosphere survive? Drag the altitude slider. At 100 km: -10°C.
Explore →Hoop Stress Explorer
Which materials survive orbital hoop stress? Toggle overspeed and see the 2% sweet spot where Zylon holds with 1.5× margin.
Bootstrap Growth Simulator
The self-reinforcing loop visualized. Watch 20 tonnes become 40, then 80. Each doubling accelerates the next.
Cost Comparison
Rockets vs orbital ring at any throughput. The crossover is stark: $100/kg to $1.40/kg.
Material Supply Chain
Can you procure 20 tonnes of Zylon? Map every manufacturer, lead time, and per-kg cost at volume.
Tether Wind Loading
The jet stream is the highest open risk. Model Stage 1 tether dynamics across equatorial sites with real atmospheric data.
Ground Station Siting
Kiribati, Galápagos, ocean platform. Real locations evaluated for latitude, wind, infrastructure, and logistics.
Regulatory Landscape
100 km is the Kármán line — the boundary between airspace and outer space. Map every governing body and the path through.
Expert Network
Orbital mechanics, materials science, maglev engineering, space policy. The people who make this credible and real.
Minimum Viable Ring
20 tonnes of Zylon cable at 100 km. 9 tether stations. ~$2M all-in. The ring that replicates before it dies.
Orbital Ring
Self-reinforcing bootstrap complete. Marginal launch cost: $1.40/kg. Mechanical transport from surface to orbit.
Lunar Integration
Electromagnetic mass driver on Shackleton Crater. Lunar silicon, aluminum, and iron slung to Earth orbit at negligible cost.
Solar Energy Harvested
A Dyson swarm of solar satellites — each one capturing energy and running computation. Built from lunar material, launched for free. The cheapest path to limitless energy, realized.