Andasmorecountriesdeveloptheirtechnologicalprowess, deepspacemissionsareincreasinginnumbers, nottomentionGettingtoMarsiskindof a flex, becomingpartofthisnewspaceraceasitwere, istoshowthatyoucanlaunchreallyambitiousmissionsthatgivesyouallthepiecesyouneedtodomuchsimplerthingslikeput a bunchofsatellitesinlowearthorbit.
Waitingforthatplanetaryalignmentgivesyou a hugeadvantageintermsofspeedallowsyoutosendbiggerspacecraftthatcoulddomorethankstotheplanets, differentorbits, thiswindowtolaunchlastforabout a month, anditonlycomesaroundevery 26 months.
Sowhenyou'replowingthroughtheatmospheretoslowdownthespacecraft, you'regeneratingallthesuperheatedplasmaaheadofitthatcreates a scrambleofelectromagneticradiation, whichblocksoutyourradiosignals.
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