Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoNASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million mileswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1668arrow-down115
arrow-up1653arrow-down1external-linkNASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million mileswww.cbsnews.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squarepaholg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·11 months agoIt’s really not at these scales. Earth and Mars go from roughly 4 light minutes apart to over 20. At the best case, saying something and then waiting 8 minutes for a response is hardly what I’d call “real time”.
It’s really not at these scales. Earth and Mars go from roughly 4 light minutes apart to over 20.
At the best case, saying something and then waiting 8 minutes for a response is hardly what I’d call “real time”.