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> That is precisely the subject of the paper I linked. GP was actually proposing inter-cycler links to create a kind of cycler network with Earth on one end an
by nwiswell 3y ago
> That is precisely the subject of the paper I linked.
GP was actually proposing inter-cycler links to create a kind of cycler network with Earth on one end and Mars on the other.
That is, your latency comes from the speed of light, rather than the inter-cycler latency.
- ragebol 3y agoExactly. Have some sort of chain of cyclers that each cycle independently, launched/spaced (hehe) eg. a month apart. As they cycle, only one of them will be closest to Mars, that gets the uplink from Mars, then relay the data to the cycler behind it, that relays to the one behind etc etc until we reach the cycler that is closest to Earth, in mere minutes. Can have laser links between them even maybe. Lets call it PlanetLink :-)
- jvanderbot 3y agoGood catch, thanks. I updated my reply. it's a good idea that has some backing in literature and I do think we'll see it soon enough.