Enabling Robotic and Human Exploration: A Relay Network for the Future of Mars Exploration
Whitepaper #310 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: Mars; other: relay communications systems; technology development
by Roy Gladden, Charles H. Lee, Charles D. Edwards, Michelle A. Viotti, and Richard M. Davis
Published onMar 18, 2021
Enabling Robotic and Human Exploration: A Relay Network for the Future of Mars Exploration
The “Mars Relay Network” (MRN) has demonstrated its benefits for landed assets on Mars. Next-decade missions are expected to have greater communication needs. A next-generation relay network would be enabling for a variety of missions that have been previously unachievable, including small orbiters and new landed missions types.
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