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...
by Robots In Space® | Feb 6, 2019 | News
After one company pulled out of a major program for servicing satellites in space, some people are asking whether the whole idea is premature. But one step backwards isn’t the whole story. Here is an article that collects the opinions of several space industry...
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