From Space to Street – Autonomy Lessons from Deep-Space Human Missions

Mars missions will see unavoidable communications delays of up to 20 minutes each way, as well as periodic communications blackouts of up to two weeks. An integrated set of technologies is needed to ensure that crew can effectively respond to on-board situations in the absence of real-time ground support. This presentation describes describes early progress towards integrated hardware and software intended to reduce risk for a crewed Mars mission.