1. Communication Communication is needed for long term survivability
If your stuck and need help, you contact someone
If your lonely and need comfort, you call someone
We can’t live on Mars without being able to communicate with earth

2. The NASA Deep Space Network
3 Deep space communication facilities, 120 degrees apart
California, USA
Madrid, Spain
Canberra, Australia
Constant communication with spacecraft as our planet rotates

3. Satellites
All communication between mars and earth goes through satellites
Communication signals travel at the speed of light
Speed of light travels about 186,282 miles per second
Distance between mars and earth is 249,000,000 miles
Takes 3-22 minutes for information to reach the other end

4. Types of communication on mars
Working:
ing
Texting
WhatsApp
Not working:
Phone calls
Video chat

5. Profiting Mars will be a new unexplored territory Advantages:
Filming Movies
Starting a Reality Television Show
Make documentaries on the individuals living on mars