Donald F. Robertson, Author at SpaceNews

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Elon Musk at a 2022 event in Brazil centered around connectivity in the Amazon region. Credit: Brazilian Ministry of Communications, CC BY 2.0

A new kind of space politics

by Donald F. Robertson July 29, 2024July 30, 2024

What future for the Space Launch System?

by Donald F. Robertson February 1, 2023February 2, 2023

Civil

Op-ed | Can we backhaul our way to space?

by Donald F. Robertson September 25, 2021January 23, 2023

Civil

Op-ed | Why tapping the solar system’s far-flung resources would be better than building new ICBMs

by Donald F. Robertson January 7, 2020January 23, 2023

Toppleillo SLS A House Divided

Op-Ed | A house divided, or in this case, a rocket

by Donald F. Robertson November 30, 2017January 23, 2023

Mars

Paying for the Road to Mars

by Donald F. Robertson June 30, 2016January 23, 2023

Letter | Safety Can’t Come First if We Want To Put Humans on Mars

by Donald F. Robertson and Brian Berger September 9, 2015January 23, 2023

Op-ed | A Not-so-final Servicing Mission

by Donald F. Robertson April 21, 2015January 23, 2023

Op-ed | To Beat SpaceX at ‘Simon Says,’ Europe Must Change

by Donald F. Robertson March 3, 2015January 23, 2023

SNC Dream Chaser

Commentary | Litigating the End of a Dream

by Donald F. Robertson December 18, 2014January 20, 2023