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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...

People are starting to notice that space provides vast opportunities for economic returns, and therefore is attractive for investment.

The following op-ed was published online in Aviation Week and Space Technology today and is reprinted here with permission. Opinion: Unlocking Economic Value In Earth Orbit Gordon Roesler and Mark Mykityshyn  The transition from government-led to private-sector-led...

After yesterday’s direction by Vice President Pence to NASA to get Americans back onto the surface of the Moon by 2024, one can find the following reactions: “There’s not enough budget” “I’ve heard this kind of pronouncement too often in the past” “There’s no way they...

There is water on the Moon. After years of encouraging scientific data, this summer the finding was conclusive. Analysis of data from the Indian satellite Chandrayaan-1 proved it. What good is water on the Moon? As someone once said, "In the desert, gold is useless,...

Automating the operation of robots in space makes them safer. But verifying that the software is written correctly is critical.

An illustration of Space System Loral's concept for a satellite servicing system it is developing with DARPA. Credit: SSL Inspecting, repairing, and upgrading satellites in space will make them cheaper, last longer, and able to perform more missions. But...

Most people don’t spend much time thinking about space. But all of us in developed countries get lots of services from space, that we take for granted: • Weather satellites warn of approaching hurricanes and typhoons. They have saved millions of lives. • High...

Some estimates of the potential payoff from mining the cosmos -- whether on the moon or Mars or in the mineral-rich asteroid belt -- are out of this world. One such appraisal would equal $100 billion for every single human being alive. But the former NASA astronaut...