Landing party on surface of Mars will be able to maintain almost continuous, high-quality communications with Earth by using synchronous, communications-relay satellite network established in orbit around Mars before manned expedition leaves Earth; it is shown that real-time television is possible in either direction, even at maximum Earth-Mars distance of 400 million km and by utilizing conventional devices.


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    Title :

    Instrumentation aspects of Mars mission


    Additional title:

    Am Astronautical Soc -- Advances Astronautical Sciences


    Contributors:
    Victor, W. (author) / Titsworth, R. (author) / Rechtin, E. (author)


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Instrumentation aspects of the mars mission.

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