Progress on a lunar mining plan

Progress on a lunar mining plan

We now know for certain that the shadowed regions of the Moon’s poles contain water ice. There are many useful things that could be done with that ice: using it for astronaut drinking and washing; breaking it into hydrogen and oxygen, for breathing or for rocket...
Covid-19: space dreams deferred?

Covid-19: space dreams deferred?

It’s probably obvious that New Space projects are going to be hammered by the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. Some of the impacts we can expect: Startup companies having a harder time obtaining venture capital. Large companies sending large parts of their...
Space robot in the media

Space robot in the media

Today, Jason Kanigan interviewed me on his great show “Make Space Boring.” I love the title of that show: it lays out a vision of space operations being as routine as commercial airline flights and next-day Amazon Prime deliveries. Jason wanted to ask me...
Space robotics is gathering steam

Space robotics is gathering steam

The online journal Robotics and Automation News has just published their article “Space robotics market to boldly go beyond $3 billion by 2025.” You can view it here: Space robotics market to boldly go beyond $3 billion by 2025 The article is a great...