Currently, a satellite downloads the data that it acquires whenever it is within view of one of four ground stations on earth, that means there can be periods of 45 to 90 minutes from the visibility of one station to another. Josef Aschbacher More Quotes by Josef Aschbacher More Quotes From Josef Aschbacher Geopolitically, it is clear that we need to sever our ties with Russia, and this decision has been made by the member states, so yes, it's really unfortunate for all the science and technology and the engineers who have been working on this for four decades. But there is no other choice to make. Josef Aschbacher Certainly one option which we are studying, there's no decision made yet, but one option we are studying is also working closer with NASA. Josef Aschbacher Certainly from a technology point of view, we can do without the Russian expertise which we have got so far. Josef Aschbacher
