Meteron graphics

A pair of graphics that help illustrate what’s happening today when ESA astronaut Tim Peake, on board the ISS, controls the rover, Bridget, at the Airbus Mars Yard in Stevenage, UK.

How the experiment will progress:

Meteron infographic – SUPVIS-M experiment 29 April Credit: AirBus D&S

High-level diagramme of the ESA-developed delay tolerant network – aka ‘Internet in space’ – being used by Tim to send commands to the rover:

ESA Meteron – DTN – Delay Tolerant Network – as used for SUPVIS-M experiment with astronaut Tim Peake on the ISS 29 April 2016. Credit: ESA