2020 NASA Space Apps Challenge

Team: The Red Planet

• Stephen Scott (McMaster University)
• Evan Bernard (University of Waterloo)
• Andrew Cramp (Queen's University)
• Daniel Wise (McMaster University)

Challenge: Can You Hear Me Now?

• Explore the challenges in communicating with astronauts on Mars from Earth

Solution: Red Rover

• Interactive 3D application developed in Unity (C#)
• Modelled partial solar system based on Newtonian physics
• Allows users to program commands for a rover on the surface of Mars
• Commands are sent flying through space, and are only executed after being received at Mars
• Demonstrates the challenge of dealing with communication latency over vast distances in space