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It has this EagleCam device which is supposed to have been ejected from the craft when it was 30m off the surface to capture images of the landing, see Wiki: >
by photochemsyn 3y ago
It has this EagleCam device which is supposed to have been ejected from the craft when it was 30m off the surface to capture images of the landing, see Wiki:
> "The EagleCam will use a Wi-Fi connection to the Odysseus lander to relay its images back to Earth."
It seems a bit iffy to change the mass of the craft like that while landing. The weak signal might be due to the craft having fallen over on its side, but time will tell.
- bombcar 3y agoIs it literally using WiFi as in wireless Ethernet via the standard bands?
- tobych 3y ago(As far as I know, Wi-Fi is an alternative to Ethernet, not wireless Ethernet.) I've looked at a few articles and it does look like they're actually using Wi-Fi. (This will no doubt confuse some non-techie people, who use "Wi-Fi" to mean "an Internet connection".)
- ls612 3y agoWi-Fi on the moon, what a time to be alive.
- meindnoch 3y ago>The EagleCam will use a Wi-Fi connection to the Odysseus lander to relay its images back to Earth Ok, I consider those images lost.