Will Orion use stuff lik Ku-band and UHF for communication?

[llivinglarge]

Or will Orion have 21st century communication technology at its disposal?

 

[baktothemoon]

What exactly would you define as 21st century communications? I think they will stick to Ku-band and UHF because that is what our current deep space network uses.

 

[thereiwas]

I hope they can get rid of those silly looking microphones they now use on the shuttle and ISS. The ones with a paperback book sized box attached to them.

 

[erioladastra]

"I hope they can get rid of those silly looking microphones they now use on the shuttle and ISS. The ones with a paperback book sized box attached to them. "<br /><br />Yes, we have already - you only see that on the Orbiter. ISS uses a much smaller unit. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />