by Gordon Roesler | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog
Logistics–the backbone of every industry and every economy. Logistics systems include huge containerships (like the one recently stuck in the Suez Canal) and their ports, rail lines, long-haul trucking, and local delivery vans. We are going to need a logistics...
by Gordon Roesler | Jul 10, 2021 | Blog
It’s surprising that NASA has never sent a rover to the Moon, given all of those it has operated on Mars. The first one will be VIPER. Built to operate in the Moon’s coldest regions–the craters at the lunar South Pole which never get any...
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 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...
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....
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