BENJAMIN COXIndependent engineering & research

CURRENT FOCUS / ORBITFLEET

Supporting safe
cislunar transit.

I’m Benjamin. I build simulations, software, and systems for work beyond the screen.

Right now: a satellite-shepherd concept for debris remediation, supported by orbital simulations and autonomous fleet-control software.

DEVELOPMENT ROUND$1M target

Tracking, targeting & laser development.
Currently at simulation and concept stage.

ATLAS OF WORK / 01—04SELECT A DESTINATION
Cislunar atlas of workAn inclined schematic of the Earth–Moon region, with lunar orbit, L1 through L5 reference points, and illustrative transfer and halo paths. Tracers animate along the paths; these are not propagated mission trajectories. Portfolio links stay fixed at the edges. Distances and body sizes are not to scale. L1L2L3L4L5 EARTHMOONLUNAR ORBITTRANSFER SKETCHHALO SKETCH 01 / ORBITFLEETSatellite shepherd ↗ 02 / SURFACESolar regolith paving ↗ 03 / AGENTSMemory & methods ↗ 04 / ON EARTHSoftware & fieldwork ↗ EARTH–MOON ROTATING FRAMESCHEMATIC · NOT TO SCALE
ILLUSTRATIVE PATHS
01 / Satellite shepherd

A concept for reducing debris risk. Explore the simulation, then the next development milestone.

AN ATLAS, NOT A FINISHED MAP

Experiments in orbit, on the surface, and between agents.

Open the field notes ↓

A shepherd
for satellites.

What would it take to keep an autonomous fleet out of trouble?

OrbitFleet explores the operations loop: observe a problem, propose a bounded response, obtain approval, execute, and inspect the outcome. The shepherd concept extends that work toward debris remediation.

FIG. 01 Concept simulation of laser-driven trajectory adjustment. Not flight footage.
EXISTS TODAY

Inspectable simulations

Orbital scenarios, fleet-control software, and replayable decisions.

NEXT DEVELOPMENT

Tracking. Targeting. Laser.

Develop the subsystems and experiments needed to test the shepherd concept.

THE CONVERSATION

A $1M development target

Seeking backers and technical collaborators. V1 scope and cost remain subject to validation.

RELATED FIELD NOTEThe Price of a Close Approach

What a close approach costs the space industry before anything breaks.

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FIG. 02 Concept film of the proposed paving train. Hardware performance has not been demonstrated.

Make the road.
Then travel it.

Solar regolith paving for the Moon and Mars.

A proposed paving process uses concentrated sunlight to turn local rock into a road base. The work starts with a testable materials question, before progressing to a rover payload and an autonomous paving train.

Explore the design & V1 test plan ↗

What should
an agent carry forward?

Useful methods. Context. The ability to change its mind.

Haidaa explores shared agent memory and frameworks for integrating skills and methodologies. BladeGraph asks how a research system can discard compromised work without losing legitimate progress.

Published Haidaa memory · drag to rotate, select a research journey, or inspect a node. Published does not mean verified. Open the full explorer ↗

Built for the
working world.

Microstracker

Native iOS and web software for supplements and biomarkers. Product work spanning cloud infrastructure, retrieval, OCR, and health-data integrations.

Visit Microstracker ↗

Field operations

Construction and landscaping project management: drawings, crews, materials, machinery, budgets, and the practical constraints of getting work done.

Experience & résumé ↗
THE NEXT CONVERSATION

Let’s put this
work into motion.

Funding the shepherd. Building autonomous systems.
Integrating agents into real workflows.

[email protected] ↗
BENJAMIN COX / BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA
GitHub ↗LinkedIn ↗Writing ↗
ALWAYS A WORK IN PROGRESS.