Khan Space Industries Six-Month Plan

1. January: Advisor Alignment & Requirements
   • Finalize advisor commitments (electric propulsion, orbital & deep space mission experts).
   • Conduct trade studies on power generation (solar setup, transformers).
   • Explore NASA/DARPA/DoD grants; draft pitch materials for funding.
2. February: Feasibility & System Architecture
   • Define ion thruster and 200 kW power system specs (thrust, ISP, mass, solar surface area, deployment method)
   • Begin preliminary thermal/structural analyses for thruster and power.
   • Refine asteroid capture/return concept (burn times, trajectories, targets).
   • Pursue selected grants and continue investor relationship building.
   • Gather letters of support from advisors and potential partners.
3. March: Detailed Design & Partner Engagement
   • Finalize power distribution and thruster control systems using simulation.
   • Identify suppliers for critical components (cathodes, high-voltage hardware).
   • Establish partners, NDAs + agreements for subsystems not built in-house.
   • Attend & host industry roundtables to expand network in high-power electric propulsion, deep-space missions.
4. April: Lab Setup & Preliminary Mission Architecture
   • Finalize lab facility (vacuum chamber, safety protocols).
   • Onboard engineering hires (propulsion, power electronics).
   • Draft comms specs (bandwidth, ground stations) and refine capture timeline.
   • Outline return trajectory (direct reentry vs. Earth-orbit processing).
   • Engage government partners (e.g., Australia) for landing rights.
   • Explore private sector interest in partial asteroid ownership or presales.
5. May: Full Mission Architecture & Alternative Revenue Streams
   • Finalize comms frequencies, data rates, and ground ops procedures.
   • Implement backup options (relay sats, global tracking networks).
   • Establish specs for capture mechanism, sensors, and reentry (or LEO) approach.
   • Compare cost/risk of direct atmospheric entry vs. in-orbit processing.
   • Evaluate selling asteroid “shares” to hedge risk, similar to traditional mining industry financing.
   • Investigate on-orbit materials processing as a secondary revenue source.
   • Prepare 12–18 month plan for launch/demonstration and flight qualification.
6. June: Reentry Collaboration & Fiscal Resources
   • Negotiate agreements with Australia (or other countries) for reentry zones.
   • Address legal/regulatory pathways for extraterrestrial materials.
   • Finalize capture timeline, primary & backup comms, and return milestones.
   • Develop risk-mitigation strategies for each mission phase.
   • Enter seed round, mid-sized contracts both govt and private to diversify fiscal supply line.