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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even when we have a permanent human presence on Mars, there isn't a great necessity to maintain contact for those two weeks. Even if something goes wrong, it's not like anyone could send help. Essentially it would be just so we knew what was going on, but that's not really a full time requirement.

[–] hascat@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You've for the start of a sci Fi movie there : Mars comes out from behind the sun to find communication from Earth has stopped

Marvin got his hands on the Q35 space modulater didn't he?