> Similarly, SpaceX runs everything by remote control from mission control which is great in LEO but to stick a landing on Mars you need something that flies autonomously.
replyI don't believe the stage landings are remote controlled. I've seen several times where they lost contact with the craft but it landed safely.
It would also be a weird choice because radio connections are way too unreliable to be a single point of failure.
They likely use control algorithms like Model Predictive Control which can do a lot on its own.
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