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(2): there are plenty of third world countries or foreign government agencies where placing a 80-meter dish is not a problem. Although the process seems a bit
by vladd 14y ago
(2): there are plenty of third world countries or foreign government agencies where placing a 80-meter dish is not a problem.
Although the process seems a bit intimidating - http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/features/dsnbuilt1.html http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/features/dsnbuilt1.html
- vbtemp 14y agoNot just assembling the dish - you also have to know the ephemeris schedule, bit coding scheme (it changes based on circumstances), packet formats, software infrastructure... In the great scheme of things, my friend, Cuba or Zimbabwe secretly erecting an 80 meter dish just to f--k with a rover on mars isn't really a concern. Even though ESA or China or Japan might conceivably have the theoretical capability to do this... there are other things to worry about.
- stephengillie 14y agoThey could just DOS it by blasting it with white noise.