Its about scaling the proven tech. Its not about proving our...

You are correct.
The financial plan going forward will hopefully be announced soon.

The lights will not go out.
Strict fiscal management will get us through to the next influx of funds.

Its about scaling the proven tech. Its not about proving our chemistry set.
Its already proven... That's a fact.
There is no doubt scaling will produce some minor technically difficulties in itself.
The chemistry set can produce the chemical, its just about expanding the thruput to grow the output, and for most of us, that's a given.