Wayne Heilman

2 weeks ago | gazette.com | Breeanna Jent |Wayne Heilman

In the depths of space, a cargo ship containing specially packaged food approaches the International Space Station, carrying out a resupply mission. Without direct human control, the cargo ship docks onto the space station, transferring the food to the crew onboard. In another instance, a U.S. satellite autonomously adjusts its orbit to avoid colliding with debris. This is the future for robots in space, leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, industry experts said Thursday.

2 weeks ago | gazette.com | Wayne Heilman

Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon thought they were attending routine meetings in 2021 at SpaceX when they were invited to become part of the crew for what would become the record-setting Polaris Dawn space mission. Gillis said both women had separate meetings with billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman, who has been nominated to become NASA administrator by President Donald Trump, where they expected to discuss his return to space and the documentary he wanted to make about the trip.

2 weeks ago | gazette.com | Wayne Heilman

The era of huge, expensive satellites custom-built for a single purpose is over, surpassed by a number of smaller, less expensive, maneuverable spacecraft that aren’t such an easy target for U.S. adversaries. That was the message from a small San Francisco-based startup satellite provider that has launched five satellites (one is no longer operating) in high orbits for communications and broadband service during the last two years and has orders for 10 more.

2 weeks ago | gazette.com | Wayne Heilman

Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon thought they were attending routine meetings in 2021 at SpaceX when they were invited to become part of the crew for what would become the record-setting Polaris Dawn space mission. Gillis said both women had separate meetings with billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman, who has been nominated to become NASA administrator by President Donald Trump, where they expected to discuss his return to space and the documentary he wanted to make about the trip.

2 weeks ago | gazette.com | Wayne Heilman

The U.S. space industry is having a “Sputnik moment, one launch at a time,” with each satellite or spacecraft launched by the Chinese government, a top industry executive said Tuesday at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.