Earlier in the feed they showed some ships that were presumably towing the drone out. I'm sure there are some that are within a mile or two. To your second que

Earlier in the feed they showed some ships that were presumably towing the drone out. I'm sure there are some that are within a mile or two. To your second question, how about a camera on a boat closer in with a hard line to a boat farther out with the satellite connection? You act as if sending a video feed is an unsolvable problem despite them beaming living video through the rest of the mission when they are in space.