by Gordon Roesler | Nov 20, 2020 | News
From a colleague at ESA: “The foundations of the first Moon-base may not be laid for another decade but preparations are well underway. The pioneers of tomorrow’s space industry are busy today anticipating the need for a fair and sustainable space-based economy....
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,...
by Gordon Roesler | Apr 9, 2020 | News
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...
by Gordon Roesler | Apr 7, 2020 | News
On Monday, April 6, the President of the United States issued an Executive Order entitled “Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources.” You can read the order here:...
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