It’s extremely difficult to control a vehicle when there is a 15-24 minute delay between the time you that it needs a correction and when it receives that input.
It’s extremely difficult to control a vehicle when there is a 15-24 minute delay between the time you that it needs a correction and when it receives that input.
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Because of the transmission delay between Earth and Mars, both the rover and helicopter are both semi-autonomous. Basically mission control gives them a plan, go from point A to B, and then the machine figures out how to achieve the objective using its onboard software. Once it completes its plan or mission, it relays its status back to mission control.