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> Does the long lag between issuing commands kind of break that? That would be my assumption. For earth operations everyone would be focused and ready (especi
by masklinn 3y ago
> Does the long lag between issuing commands kind of break that?
That would be my assumption.
For earth operations everyone would be focused and ready (especially if that involves people). With Mars there’s several minutes of comm lag, by the time you get an emergency signal it’s resolved one way or the other.
- foobarbecue 3y agoSignal travel time isn't really a significant delay in the planning cycle. What matters is waiting for orbiters to fly overhead for downlink, DSN scheduling, and the 6 to 8 hours it takes to write a typically 1 to 4 sol plan (set of commands). Also constraints of getting it done during regular work hours, ish.
- foobarbecue 3y agoI should say, the above response is with respect to ops for landed Mars missions, during the surface phase. I haven't been involved with ops for missions in deep space orbit or coast (& Entry Descent and Landing), lunar missions, etc. in which more of a real-time-ish paradigm is possible, so I don't know how that works.
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