by Gordon Roesler | Feb 27, 2021 | News
Servicing satellites–inspecting them, giving them more fuel or life, repairing things, adding new capabilities–makes so much economic sense. It would also help them survive in a space battle. But for the longest time, none of the government space programs...
by Gordon Roesler | Feb 3, 2021 | Blog
The incoming Administration put out a call for ideas that it should take prompt action on–the Day One Project. Ideas were welcomed in a variety of areas: Education and Workforce Energy, Environment and Climate Health and Life Sciences Innovation and economic...
by Gordon Roesler | Nov 21, 2020 | Blog
The US government’s mode of operation is to write a spec, issue a request for proposals, and pay the winner to build something. Even though new capabilities are constantly being fielded by industry, the USG doesn’t seem to know how to incorporate a...
by Gordon Roesler | Nov 20, 2020 | News
From a colleague at ESA: “The foundations of the first Moon-base may not be laid for another decade but preparations are well underway. The pioneers of tomorrow’s space industry are busy today anticipating the need for a fair and sustainable space-based economy....
by Gordon Roesler | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog
Two years ago, I wrote an article in The Space Review describing a robotic space station: https://www.thespacereview.com/article/3548/1 That article left an important question unanswered: would there be any customers interested in using an uncrewed station? One way to...
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