by Gordon Roesler | Sep 11, 2020 | Blog
One thing we have learned on the International Space Station: astronauts are very busy people. Over half their time is spent in maintenance. The NASA-developed Robonaut series was supposed to act as an assistant to astronauts, although it had technical challenges....
by Gordon Roesler | Aug 4, 2020 | Blog
Infrastructure investments are wealth creators. It’s almost a truism. The American railroads of the late 1800s; Air Mail; shipping containers for maritime transport; the Interstate Highway System; the Internet; the Global Positioning System. Each of these...
by Gordon Roesler | Jul 28, 2020 | News
Within the week, two major reports have created a new vision for US space activities. Together they say, “This is not your grandfather’s space program.” The National Space Council released its report entitled: “A New Era for Deep Space...
by Gordon Roesler | May 5, 2020 | News
One of the more contentious areas regarding mining extraterrestrial resources is property rights. A mining company generally wants to be sure that it has clear title to a mine site before investing large amounts of capital in developing the site. On the Moon, there is...
by Gordon Roesler | Apr 23, 2020 | News
We recall the recent success of Northrop Grumman’s MEV-1 in taking control of Intelsat 901, the first ever docking of two commercial satellites. Building on that, two GEO satellite operators are looking at how to keep their satellites operating longer: Xtar,...
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