Re: a lunar robot business

<dbohara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Eventually, people will realize that in order to exploit any sort of
> lunar resource that robots will be needed. It seems to me that there
> will be a need for some company with experience making a basic lunar
> robot that can then be semi-customized for various missions. A basic
> robot would be just the carraige and wheels. Various drive systems
> might be offerred depending on power available. Battery systems would
> of course depend on the availability of solar recharging.
> Eventually, the need would go from basic exploration to manipulation of
> resources on the moon, sort of remotely operated construction
> machinery.
> I can imagine sort of a lunar version of Caterpillar getting a start
> just by getting the people together who have knowledge of building the
> Lunokhod and MArs rovers. A long term (20 year) plan but anybody
> willing to put money into lunar work will likely want experience rather
> than doing a design on their own.

I think that if NASA shows a commitment to build lunar bases and keeping
them running for 20 years with regular launches, then such companies will
come into existence.


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