That's a pity. No way of improving it? Or is it simply not mission critical? I think we'd all love 4K footage of all launches and in the future, Moon and Mars.
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That's a pity. No way of improving it? Or is it simply not mission critical? I think we'd all love 4K footage of all launches and in the future, Moon and Mars.
That's a pity. No way of improving it? Or is it simply not mission critical? I think we'd all love 4K footage of all launches and in the future, Moon and Mars.
It's pretty much everyone's gripe for all space stuff, why isn't there decent cameras on the mars explorers yada yada.
It simply isn't what the missions are sent up for, and weight is everything.
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That's a pity. No way of improving it? Or is it simply not mission critical? I think we'd all love 4K footage of all launches and in the future, Moon and Mars.
The more data they need to transmit the bigger the antenna,and that means more weight and more power. Also as the distance from the Earth increases,the time delay increases,so larger amounts of data would take ages to transmit in one go AFAIK.
Well, here's hoping it happens eventually.
Would be nice to see some 4K stills of Starman though!
I thought the goal of this was to put into into permanent orbit around the sun, meaning it would occasioanly come very close to mars with a very very very slim chance of colliding with it?
Yeah it is, going out to Mars then will orbit the Sun forever.
So it will just be a floating piece of space junk in orbit, I've no problem with it as it marks an incredibly achievement for travel if it all passes successfully.
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What power source does the car have? Can't recall seeing any panels so I guess comms would be limited?
Haha you are joking right....
It’s got a massive battery in it! Assuming it wasn’t removed for the launch.
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It's useless space junk no scientific purpose.
It was the launchers test load.
I believe its battery's from the second stage.
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It isn't in earth orbit, so is inconsequential. Unless you just want to have a whinge?
Nate
and its being used to tested the SpaceX Space suit.
If you think that is disgraceful, you need to get off OCUK forums sometime and go outside and start talking to people more often.