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> to deep space destinations, such as the Moon I feel woefully underqualified to call out NASA's PR team, but I don't _think_ the Moon qualifies for most defin
by robotfelix 4y ago
> to deep space destinations, such as the Moon
I feel woefully underqualified to call out NASA's PR team, but I don't _think_ the Moon qualifies for most definitions of "deep space".
Exciting news all the same, and I can only assume they meant to suggest that RDRE propulsion is useful for destinations that are nearer too!
- akiselev 4y agoFrom the NASA Deep Space Communications Educator guide [1]: > Deep space begins at approximately 42,000 km (26,098 mi) from Earth [1] https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ps-03435_deepspacecomm-508.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ps-0343...
- mgsouth 4y agoThe U.S. government defines deep space as anything beyond low-earth orbit. [1] Others vary. [2] The U.S. "Deep Space Network" was created because communications with low-earth orbit and beyond-LEO had very different requirements [3]. [1] https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section10101&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_space#Regions_near_the_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_space#Regions_near_the_E... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Deep_Space_Network#Deep_space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Deep_Space_Network#Deep_s...
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- abudabi123 4y agoDeep space should be the furthest point reached by probes in likeness to deep ocean depth exploration. Voyager I, II and New Horizon probes should redefine the ”distance.“
- daveguy 4y agoI believe they call that interstellar space to distinguish from "deep" space.