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Project 004

Planetary Systems — Continuous Power as Civilization Boundary

Fixed Irreversible Condition

Energy availability must be continuous and internally governed, not environmentally contingent.

Target Scale

Years10–50 years
Generations1–2 generations
CapitalMission-scale planetary infrastructure

Reality Connection

What is fixed now

  • Decoupling from day-night cycles.
  • Internal governance of energy.
  • Permanent presence enabled.

Evidence artifacts

  • Mission power architecture
  • Environmental decoupling analysis
  • Continuity justification memo

Phase gates

Concept
  • Define continuity requirement.
  • Map dependency elimination.
  • Set minimum reliability.
Prototype
  • Demonstrate continuous operation.
  • Validate fault tolerance.
  • Bound environmental coupling.
Deployment
  • Operational permanence.
  • Industrial enablement.
  • Civilizational lock-in.