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.
Instrumentation aspects of Mars mission
Am Astronautical Soc -- Advances Astronautical Sciences
1963
16 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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