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The point here I think is that we should try doing autonomous operations on Earth first not because they are cheaper - they are not - but because it's cheaper t
by avmich 2y ago
The point here I think is that we should try doing autonomous operations on Earth first not because they are cheaper - they are not - but because it's cheaper to try them on Earth than on the Moon. When we have these tests successful on Earth, we can send the systems to the Moon.
But I'm sure this is being done.
- rendall 2y ago> But I'm sure this is being done. By whom?
- avmich 2y agoIf you'd plan an operation on the Moon which was using robots to e.g. gather the ground, transport it to a melting plant and melt the materials, splitting it into gases and solid or liquid parts, wouldn't you first try to give those robots a test on Earth? Probably simulated rocks, maybe in a big vacuum chamber, but still? I would definitely consider that. And I think those who work on such projects are thinking about that as well.
- rendall 2y ago> wouldn't you first try to give those robots a test on Earth? The answer there is "yes, of course" but that's not an answer to the question I asked. The question I'd like to know the answer to is "who is doing this work, right now? " > those who work on such projects... Yes. Who is that, specifically, by name?