2. ”
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Did you know that when the sun is between mars and Earth it will also be
between the aresostationary satellite
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The Mars One communication system satellite always stays In the same place.
4. ”
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Because of the distance between Earth and Mars there is
a delay for them to receive messages from each other
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Communication signals travel at the speed of light. This
means that It can last between 3 and 22 minutes for the
information to reach the other end, so a phone call
would not likely be used in this situation.
6. ”
“The first satellite is not enough so Mars one is putting a
second satellite around the sun.
8. ”
“Once every 26 mouths the sun is exactly In between
Mars and Earth. This occasion lasts about six weeks.
9. ”
“The astronauts can use the internet, but can only surf
‘real time’ on a number of websites that are downloaded
from Earth.
10. ”
“The settle met will be broad casting images of daily life
back to Earth so that everyone can see what the
astronauts are up to.
11. ”
“This year mars one is trying to get TV and projectors so
that the astronauts can Skype there loved ones and
friends.
12. ”
“Did you know that when the shuttles are in space with
out people there will be a camera in the shuttles so that
people on Earth can see what is happening so if
something bad happens to that shuttle then they can fix
the others
