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Posted by jburk to Technology at July 7, 2004 10:16 AM
Future explorers of Mars will always need a way to know where they are, regardless of whether they're rover automatons or flesh and blood humans. To do that, NASA researchers and scientists alike have been studying the requirements for a potential global positioning satellite (GPS) system around Mars that could also function as a communications network. Their vision is a small flotilla of Mars spacecraft conducting their own science while watching over future robotic or human expeditions, then relaying data back to Earth.TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.marsnews.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/676
Definitely a must for any settlement to stay in constant contact earth time 24 x 7 mars time???
Also GPS will aid in mapping of discoveries, navigation by crew and other possible non conventional uses.
Posted by: Harold LaValley at July 7, 2004 10:51 AM
I may have started off this discussion on property rights but others have joined in with their views on the spacepolitics website.
Should we "Own a planet or space property morally "....?
“Technology has risen to a new level, and we are facing a new issue. This issue is the exploration of space by privately owned companies or individuals, or in short, Capitalism In Space.
The issue today is in mid-legislation from Congress. The House of Representatives has passed a bill, called the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004, which allows the private travel of citizens into outer space. Currently it is being argued by the Senate.”
http://www.masslive.com/living/republican/index.ssf?/base/living-0/1089186554310190.xml
Posted by: Harold LaValley at July 7, 2004 12:21 PM
The ultimate public-private partnership
Bigelow, NASA now working together on space hotel. He has already lined up launch vehicles for a couple of deliveries to orbit.
http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-Jul-08-Thu-2004/24250261.html
SpaceShipOne Back on Course X Prize contender Burt Rutan says his team has solved a control problem that threw its spacecraft off course during a historic flight last month. The prize requires a privately funded craft to fly into suborbital space twice within two weeks to win the $10 million jackpot. But Rutan said his team plans to do more. "We'll do three flights in two weeks," he said.
http://www.wired.com/news/space/0,2697,64123,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4
Posted by: Harold LaValley at July 8, 2004 05:40 AM