KH-0
Completed
Foundations
- Scientific literature
- Concept definition
- Initial physical assumptions
- Research architecture
Development roadmap
A phased route from research to experimental hardware.
The roadmap expresses decision gates, not calendar promises. Phases advance only when their technical assumptions and evidence requirements are sufficiently defined.
KH-1
Current
Computational and engineering validation
- Physics models
- Simulation workflows
- Parameter studies
- Engineering constraints
KH-2
Planned
Subsystem hardware
- Diagnostics
- Power electronics
- Selected subsystems
- Controls and instrumentation
KH-3
Planned
TAPAS-1
- First planned experimental prototype
- Subsystem integration
- Laboratory measurements
- Evidence-led iteration
KH-4
Planned
Integrated experimental system
- Expanded hardware integration
- Higher-energy experiments
- System-level validation
KH-5
Exploratory
Power-relevant architecture
- Engineering studies directed toward a future commercially relevant fusion system
KH-3 · Planned prototype
Working name
TAPAS-
1
The planned first point of experimental integration.
TAPAS-1 is the working name for Quasarus’s planned first experimental hardware prototype. It does not yet represent a completed design, operating device or validated set of specifications.
- 01Establish traceable diagnostic and data-acquisition pathways.
- 02Exercise selected power-delivery and control interfaces.
- 03Compare laboratory measurements with the assumptions guiding the next phase.
Planned · specifications under development
Illustrative hardware studyLong-term roadmap
The Kardashev Horizon
A design philosophy about the possibility unlocked by energy.
The Kardashev scale connects a civilization’s technological capability with the energy it can command. Quasarus uses that idea as a long-range orientation toward useful energy systems.
KH-0 through KH-5 are Quasarus programme identifiers. They do not represent or claim achievement of Kardashev civilization levels.