by Gordon Roesler | May 25, 2019 | Blog
The six Apollo missions experienced a wide variety of effects from lunar dust (regolith). The image is a NASA photo of Dr. Harrison Schmitt in his dust-begrimed suit. There is a superb 2007 compilation of dust effect information from the six Apollo missions:...
by Gordon Roesler | May 9, 2019 | Blog
If you’re not in the IT world, you may not be familiar with the concept of “agile development.” Basically it started as a software development method—small bites, quick turns, frequent “scrum” meetings to elicit good ideas, test as you go. That’s an inadequate...
by Gordon Roesler | Apr 30, 2019 | Blog
CNN has published an interesting opinion piece on the opportunities in space. Here’s a quick summary: “Remember what the Internet did for investment? Maybe space will do the same.” The full article is here:...
by Gordon Roesler | Apr 18, 2019 | News
Japan was an early leader in space robotics. Their ETS-VII mission in 1997 demonstrated the ability of robots on orbit to perform several useful tasks (see the Library for more information on ETS-VII). Now Japan is studying how to use autonomous robots to prepare a...
by Gordon Roesler | Apr 16, 2019 | News
Last week did not bring us a single earth-shattering event. But there were so many technical accomplishments that manifested: Stratolaunch’s air launch vehicle, the world’s largest airplane, made its maiden flight Israel’s Beresheet probe entered...
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