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Re:NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan by garmaine on Friday June 28, 2019 @06:09PM (#20309177)
These are physical restrictions, not technological.
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Re:NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan by martinald on Friday June 28, 2019 @07:47PM (#20309787)
What about the laser technology NASA is developing? That should be a lot faster than current radio based technology?
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Re:NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan by greglindahl on Friday June 28, 2019 @08:11PM (#20309915)
Titan has smog in the visible spectrum. Details matter! The technology is also not that mature, yet.
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Re:NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan by nradov on Saturday June 29, 2019 @12:36AM (#20310830)
Focusing a laser at that range requires a rather large diameter heavy set of optical components.
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Re:NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan by anticensor on Sunday June 30, 2019 @05:45PM (#20320729)
You will need a blinding-strong laser.
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