Comments on: New post at Air & Space: Gordon Swann, Geology Teacher to the Astronauts http://spudislunarresources.nss.org/blog/new-post-at-air-space-gordon-swann-geology-teacher-to-the-astronauts/ Fri, 03 Aug 2018 06:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 By: billgamesh http://spudislunarresources.nss.org/blog/new-post-at-air-space-gordon-swann-geology-teacher-to-the-astronauts/#comment-2943 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 21:17:20 +0000 http://spudislunarresources.nss.org/blog/?p=855#comment-2943 My condolences on the loss of your friend and fellow geologist.

]]> By: Paul Spudis http://spudislunarresources.nss.org/blog/new-post-at-air-space-gordon-swann-geology-teacher-to-the-astronauts/#comment-2938 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 07:54:03 +0000 http://spudislunarresources.nss.org/blog/?p=855#comment-2938 I have written on this topic on a couple of occasions, including these posts:

Human Spaceflight: What Value to Science Part 1

Human Spaceflight: What Value to Science Part 2

Robotic Sample Return

I think that teleoperations have great potential for future geologic work, but that some complex field sites and problems will require human presence.

]]> By: DougSpace http://spudislunarresources.nss.org/blog/new-post-at-air-space-gordon-swann-geology-teacher-to-the-astronauts/#comment-2937 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 01:21:45 +0000 http://spudislunarresources.nss.org/blog/?p=855#comment-2937 Dr. Spudis. Regarding conducting lunar geology, you have probably weighed in before about the robots versus humans for geology on planetary surfaces before but would you mind giving us your thoughts here? Also, once sufficient propellant is produced from lunar sources to refuel the lander to achieve orbital and greater velocities, it seems to me that a lander could hop all over the lunar surface, discharge a teleoperated rover and obtain and return samples from any number of fascinating lunar sites. Yes?

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