Plotting A New Course for NASA

The fella who makes these asinine proposals is so politically and
technically naive it goes without saying.

It's also a question of assets vs. support. There's a grand total of two
orbiters that can act as comm relays-not to mention the Deep Space Nettwork
at Goldstone, Canberra, and Madrid. Two rovers max is what the network can
support. And that's not counting the orbiters' primary mission of orbital
photography of the surface-and that data also has to be sent back.-
so no biggie send a couple new orbiters as data relays with advanced
communication equiptement to increase bandwith availalble.

with rovers all over the planet some will be in darkness etc for any
number of reasons, so not all willl be talking at once.

and stating we cant because we dont have the capacity, is like
statuing we cant drive between new york and LA, if theres no road go
build one

"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message
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bob haller wrote:



The fella who makes these asinine proposals is so politically and
technically naive it goes without saying.

It's also a question of assets vs. support. There's a grand total of
two
orbiters that can act as comm relays-not to mention the Deep Space
Nettwork
at Goldstone, Canberra, and Madrid. Two rovers max is what the network
can
support. And that's not counting the orbiters' primary mission of
orbital
photography of the surface-and that data also has to be sent back.-

so no biggie send a couple new orbiters as data relays with advanced
communication equiptement to increase bandwith availalble.


Sorry, but that's quite a biggie, which is why we don't have that
stuff already in place.


with rovers all over the planet some will be in darkness etc for any
number of reasons, so not all willl be talking at once.


Please read up on communications theory and study the infrastructure
available. Then get back to us.


and stating we cant because we dont have the capacity, is like
statuing we cant drive between new york and LA, if theres no road go
build one


Ok. How much more than the car does it cost to build the road?

--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
territory."
--G. Behn

All of which mean nothing to the Bobbert. He's stuck in his own fantasy
world, and nothing anyone says or does will drag him back into reality.