Mars gets broadband connection.

Mars gets broadband connection.

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In addition to its mission of seeking out areas in Mars where water once flowed, identifying habitats where ancient life might have thrived, and mapping the entire planet in unprecedented detail, NASA's Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter will also set the stage for a new epoch in spacecraft telecommuni...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 43, 2(duplicate) (2006).
Main Author: Kumagai, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter.
NASA.
Engineering test bed.
Information transfer.
Landers.
Locational beacon.
Navigation technology.
Onboard Electra UHF relay transceiver.
Rovers.
Spacecraft telecommunications.