Ultimate Long Distance Communication: Talking To Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Thursday, August 20, 2009 - 00:21
in Astronomy & Space
Anyone who's vacationed in the mountains or lived on a farm knows that it's hard to get good internet access or a strong cell phone signal in a remote area. Communicating across great distances has always been a challenge. So when NASA engineers designed the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), they knew it would need an extraordinary communications system.