@adamshostack@infosec.exchange
Post #1618157
2024-04-08 21:22 UTC
@dgoldsmith I'm really not sure that replacing MET is needed just yet, but it's a very optimistic move.
(MET, as you probably know, is mission elapsed time, which has been fine and will remain fine until we have satellites around the moon or other long term presence.)
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@dgoldsmith@mastodon.social 2024-04-08 21:55
@adamshostack I don't think it's really needed for the function that MET serves, but more to have a standard to coordinate multiple spacecraft/experiments/instruments/etc. Yes, it's a bit forward-thinking.
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@tpuddle@mastodonapp.uk 2024-04-09 11:13
@adamshostack @dgoldsmith Am I right in thinking that there are already satellites orbiting Mars, which act as transmission relays for the landers and rovers? It's slightly weird to consider that these were created for Mars before they were for the Moon, but I guess that's because the Moon is close enough for direct communication to be viable.