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Re:NASA Just Launched Its New Perseverance Rover to Mars by shadowgovt on Thursday July 30, 2020 @11:59AM (#23999658)
That's cool. If NASA and CNSA can work the details out, they can share comms; it's always good to have more redundant comms solutions in orbit.
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Re:NASA Just Launched Its New Perseverance Rover to Mars by pauldino on Thursday July 30, 2020 @12:33PM (#24000112)
Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on who you ask) NASA is very restricted in what it can do with China, so probably not. But NASA does utilize ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter in addition to their own Mars orbiters for relay operations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_exclusion_policy_of_NA...

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Re:NASA Just Launched Its New Perseverance Rover to Mars by billfruit on Thursday July 30, 2020 @01:06PM (#24000540)
I heard CNSA is also planning to use an ESA orbiter as backup comms relay, besides using the ESA ground tracking stations as well.
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