Comment Re:Hey, forgetting something? (Score 2, Informative) 182
> Latency to LEO isn't more than about 300ms (I remember that Sattelite internet access has at least a 250ms latency, and IIRC the sats for that are higher up.
All NASA comms for this misison will go through TDRS. The major delay for TDRS comms isn't the radio waves, it's the processing on each end. Through TDRS, the communications delay is on the order of 2-3 seconds.
> I mean, it's not nearly as nifty, but it's also pretty fool-proof compared to sending up an AI.
Actually if you read closely O'Keefe specifically says they aren't looking at autonomous approaches (except for the docking). During HST servicing everything is going to be teleoperated. There's no way HST could be serviced autonomously, the technology isn't there yet.
All NASA comms for this misison will go through TDRS. The major delay for TDRS comms isn't the radio waves, it's the processing on each end. Through TDRS, the communications delay is on the order of 2-3 seconds.
> I mean, it's not nearly as nifty, but it's also pretty fool-proof compared to sending up an AI.
Actually if you read closely O'Keefe specifically says they aren't looking at autonomous approaches (except for the docking). During HST servicing everything is going to be teleoperated. There's no way HST could be serviced autonomously, the technology isn't there yet.
