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....
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 | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Gordon Roesler | Mar 1, 2020 | Blog
When we send satellites to orbit today, they are completely on their own. We never inspect them, maintain them, repair them, or upgrade them. When they run out of fuel, we throw them away. That model has just changed. Northrop Grumman has created what they call the...
by Gordon Roesler | Feb 9, 2020 | Blog
Staying on the lunar surface for extended periods exposes astronauts to significant danger. They need to be protected from high radiation events like solar storms. Stays of a few days are likely to be safe, but the longer the stay, the greater the danger. The habitat...
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