Interview with NASA's Mars Relay Network Manager Roy Gladden‪!‬ Lon.TV Podcast

I had a great opportunity to sit down (virtually) with the manager of the Mars Relay Network Roy Gladden. He is responsible for most of the communications between Mars and Earth. In this video we discuss how the network operates, what's in store the future, and what kinds of things young people should be thinking about (and studying) if they want to work on space exploration. See more space: http://lon.tv/space and subscribe! http://lon.tv/s

VIDEO INDEX:

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Roy Gladden Interview Introduction

01:06 - Working on Mars.. From Home?!

02:21 - How Relaying Works

04:07 - Why use Mars Orbiter Relay vs. Direct to Earth?

04:42 - Data Rates back to earth

05:12 - Orbiter Lifespan Concerns?

06:19 - Transmission Time Scheduling

09:03 - Improvements in Data Throughput and New Tech?

10:54 - Real Time Landing Monitoring

15:11 - Timing Rover and Orbiter positions for landing

16:03 - Launch and Landing Timing

16:51 - Why Can't We Have Live Video of Landings?

19:40 - More video frames to come?

21:05 - Mars to Earth Communication Delay / Lag

22:20 - Data Security

24:08 - Receiving Data & Commanding Rovers Through Orbiters

24:57 - Future Missions - Sample Return

28:02 - Roy Gladden Career History

29:35 - How to work at NASA JPL in Mars Exploration?

31:06 - Interview Conclusion

31:46 - Thanks for the #inspiration4contest support!

33:00 - Supporter Thank you's, channel support & conclusion

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