by Gordon Roesler | Mar 12, 2026 | News
On Earth, robots conduct rescue missions quite frequently. They search for survivors in collapsed buildings, bring supplies to remote locations, and provide information on the conditions during disasters. Now for the first time, a robotic spacecraft is being readied...
by Gordon Roesler | Aug 2, 2025 | Blog
[Image credit: Northrop Grumman] During four years as a Program Manager at DARPA, 2014-2018, I led a program called Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS). We built a complex robotic module that was to become the payload for a satellite that would go to...
by Gordon Roesler | Apr 16, 2025 | Blog
A year ago, the Chief of Space Operations for the US Space Force just wasn’t sure if the on-orbit refueling business was worth the cost. https://spacenews.com/saltzman-space-force-still-grappling-with-refueling-math/ Cost is one factor to be considered for...
by Gordon Roesler | Apr 13, 2025 | News
It appears that Jared Isaacman will be the new NASA Administrator. In his confirmation hearing, he indicated that he would commit NASA to a human mission to Mars, but also evaluate the potential for continuous human presence on the Moon. I would not have expected him...
by Gordon Roesler | Jan 20, 2025 | News
[Illustration of the 1997 ETS-VII autonomous docking mission. Credit: JAXA] With its SpaDex mission, India has demonstrated the ability to couple two satellites together in space without astronauts. You can read a brief discussion here:...
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