Project foundation
Stand up the site, repo, deployment path, project memory, and research wiki so the work compounds instead of scattering across chats and notes.
Roadmap
Make the map, then build the spacecraft.
GTO is in early planning. The first job is to turn a big thesis into a narrow, responsible, testable mission.
Mission definition
Define the minimum credible mission: payload, success criteria, spacecraft class, operations concept, and the first realistic cost model.
Compliance map
Understand radio licensing, debris mitigation, launch-provider requirements, and any other gates before committing to flight hardware.
Launch path
Compare rideshare and deployer paths, clarify integration requirements, and identify what has to be true before vendor conversations get serious.
Prototype
Build ground-testable subsystem experiments before pretending anything is ready for orbit.