Another Moon probe

[jmorgan]

Just sniffing around the Moons atmosphere but looking at the science packages.

Using a laser device to increase the data rate for transmissions.

http://esc.gsfc.nasa.gov/267/278/279/469.html


Next manned landing in 4k?

[Krikkit]

Quite an interesting paper on its successor too - supposed to be geosynched by 2016, they're aiming for 10Gb/s downlink. Pretty amazing rates that would be fantastic for weather/instrument satellites.

[Russian Rocket]

jmorgan said:

http://esc.gsfc.nasa.gov/267/278/279/469.html


Next manned landing in 4k?

is that the year 4000

[jmorgan]

Krikkit said:

Quite an interesting paper on its successor too - supposed to be geosynched by 2016, they're aiming for 10Gb/s downlink. Pretty amazing rates that would be fantastic for weather/instrument satellites.

Els bells, that has some potential in other area's as well.


Russian Rocket, at this rate, you are probably right.

[Simpo Two]

Russian Rocket said:

is that the year 4000

Indeed, what does 'Next manned landing in 4k' mean?

[Eric Mc]

I was wondering that too.

[jmorgan]

Sorry, new video definition. Probably soon to be superceded before it comes out.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4K_resolution

Sorry for the wiki link.

[Eric Mc]

I'm still impressed by 625 line.

[jmorgan]

And a good system it is. I still have a CRT telly. No flat screens yet, sort of if it ain't bust, don't fix it. 625 also an early adopter of compression in a round about way.

When there were analogue and digital transmissions side by side, I watched a terrestrial SD version of Blue Planet a then flicked to the analogue tx and the PAL was streets ahead. No idea on a comparison with HD though I suspect the it surpasses 625....

When it blows I will buy one.

[Eric Mc]

I always think how much better the Apollo moonwalk pictures would have been if NASA had been using the PAL 625 line system back in 1969-72.

[Simpo Two]

So we have the tehcnology to transmit nice video of man on the moon.

Now we just need the technology to get him there.

Welcome to 1961...

[jmorgan]

Aye, but bandwidth is king on any transmission. The Westinghouse camera was a little gem unless you pointed it at something bright....


edit, opps, composed, not posted, think it is obvious what the reply is for.

Edited by jmorgan on Wednesday 11th September 15:07

[Eric Mc]

Simpo Two said:

So we have the tehcnology to transmit nice video of man on the moon.

Now we just need the technology to get him there.

Welcome to 1961...

We have the technology. We just aren't using it.

[Russian Rocket]

I am sure it has been said we are better equiped to send a man to mars today, than we were to send a man to the moon in 1969.


We just need a cold war to start the race

welcome to china.....

[jmorgan]

Also been mentioned on here but one of the Saturn V missions they tried to get in place was a trip to Venus.

Not sure about equipped for Mars? There is still the long term and radiation. The Moon was driven by politics and it obviously worked and it was planned pre Kennedy pep talk and it was close though I fancy the way it is going, China will go for it and we won't see it coming (or going till its too late).

[Russian Rocket]

Simpo Two said:

Indeed, what does 'Next manned landing in 4k' mean?

4k is the current "high" definition digital cinema. it has a horizontal resolution of 4096 pixels. A lot cinemas use it now

ultra HD is the next step in HD TV, it is 3840 pixels horizonly about twice the current HD picture, it is still a few years away from common use