DocumentCode
754302
Title
Establishing a real-time video link to Antarctica
Author
León, Mark
Author_Institution
Infastructure Technol. & Applications Project, NASA Ames Res. Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA
Volume
9
Issue
2
fYear
1995
Firstpage
8
Lastpage
15
Abstract
On November 24, 1992, NASA engineers implemented a real-time video link between McMurdo Station in the Antarctic and the continental United States. The problems encountered and the solutions developed in establishing a network in a harsh and isolated environment provide valuable insights into the conditions space explorers will encounter in planetary exploration. These efforts have enabled subsequent breakthroughs in technology applications, education, and telepresence
Keywords
real-time systems; satellite communication; telecontrol; television broadcasting; visual communication; Antarctica; McMurdo Station; NASA; education; harsh environment; interoperability; network; oculation period; real-time video link; remotely operated vehicle; telepresence; Antarctica; Bandwidth; Educational technology; Isolation technology; Multimedia communication; NASA; Satellite broadcasting; Space exploration; Space technology; Video compression;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Network, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0890-8044
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/65.372651
Filename
372651
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