by Gordon Roesler | Apr 18, 2019 | News
Japan was an early leader in space robotics. Their ETS-VII mission in 1997 demonstrated the ability of robots on orbit to perform several useful tasks (see the Library for more information on ETS-VII). Now Japan is studying how to use autonomous robots to prepare a...
by Gordon Roesler | Apr 16, 2019 | News
Last week did not bring us a single earth-shattering event. But there were so many technical accomplishments that manifested: Stratolaunch’s air launch vehicle, the world’s largest airplane, made its maiden flight Israel’s Beresheet probe entered...
by Gordon Roesler | Mar 19, 2019 | News
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine recently testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Here was his testimony:...
by Gordon Roesler | Mar 18, 2019 | News
DARPA’s program for Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites received a severe blow on January 30, when its partner SSL, the satellite manufacturing arm of Maxar Technologies, pulled out of the partnership, citing fiscal woes. Fortunately, DARPA continues...
by Gordon Roesler | Mar 7, 2019 | News
Both the US and China are putting plans for going to the Moon in high gear. Eventually, this is so that the Moon becomes a source of economic activity. Lunar resources, like water and metals, can support sustainable human presence on the Moon. They can also lower the...
by Gordon Roesler | Feb 13, 2019 | News
A couple of weeks ago, we posted that DARPA’s partner for the RSGS program had pulled out, citing financial challenges: https://spacenews.com/ssl-cancels-darpa-satellite-servicer-agreement/ DARPA has reacted quickly by reaching out to the US aerospace industry for a...
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