ROADMAPThe 100-Year Roadmap
From desert validation to Type I civilization. Six phases of the Seed Factory.
Phase 0 · 2026–2028
Desert Validation
Revenue: AI edge computing revenue
- ◇Solar sintering + autonomous rover in Pilbara, Australia
- ◇2-week unattended autonomous run
- ◇Starlink remote control from 1,500 km away
- ◇Prove: sand to sintered structure, full remote ops
Phase 1 · 2028–2032
Pilot Desert Factory
Revenue: Mining contracts + govt funding
- ◇Full pipeline: mine → process → 3D print → build
- ◇D-Shape sand printer for infrastructure
- ◇6-month unattended continuous operation
- ◇Prove: autonomous closed-loop manufacturing
Phase 2 · 2032–2040
Lunar Seed Deployment
Revenue: NASA/ESA ISRU contracts
- ◇First lunar lander with FFC reactor module
- ◇Demonstrate oxygen extraction from regolith
- ◇Demonstrate metal extraction from regolith
- ◇Prove: seed can survive and operate on lunar surface
Phase 3 · 2040–2060
Self-Expanding Moon Factory
Revenue: Ultra-pure material sales, science collaborations
- ◇Factory expands from seed to industrial scale
- ◇Vacuum semiconductor manufacturing begins
- ◇ZBLAN fiber production
- ◇Lunar far-side telescope construction starts
Phase 4 · 2060–2100
Lunar Infrastructure
Revenue: Mass driver launch services, Helium-3
- ◇Lunar electromagnetic mass driver
- ◇Helium-3 mining operations
- ◇Moon becomes industrial hub for cislunar space
- ◇Metals, oxygen, and water shipped to orbital stations
Phase 5 · 2100–2126
Type I Civilization Dawn
Revenue: Full cislunar economy
- ◇Mars colonization supported by lunar manufacturing
- ◇Asteroid belt mining operations begin
- ◇Earth-Moon economy reaches planetary scale
- ◇Humanity+AI transitions from Type 0 to Type I