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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Step 1.) Send a command

Step 2.) Go to lunch

Step 3.) ???

Step 4.) Get back pretty pictures from mars

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

smh NASA's really gotta get an ethernet cable running to that thing

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

fun fact, that would make the transmission slower.

According to wikipedia cat5 cable has a propagation delay of 5.30 ns/m, which works out to about 62% of the speed of light. While radio waves propagate at the speed of light.

[–] tentacles9999@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago

Just have to wait until cat 9 comes out with gravitational lensing

[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

It's not like they "play" competitive real time over there. It's more turn based single player