If we want to get to the outer parts of our solar system with astronauts this system would likely need to be improved.  Here is a bit more about NASA’s plans to improve these things!

Researchers for the Comm Delay Assessment investigation set out to determine whether communication delays, like those astronauts could experience on a long-duration mission to an asteroid or to Mars, will result in impacts to individual and crew performance and well-being. They did this by studying three crew members aboard the International Space Station and their mission control support teams completing 10 tasks during a recent increment: six tasks with no communication delay and four tasks with a 50-second delay. The tasks were based on two dimensions: novelty (how new the task was to each crew member) and criticality (how complex the task was for the crew member).

By analyzing pre- and post-flight interviews, video recordings and questionnaires, investigators were able to determine that high-quality communication (no delay) resulted in high performance and mood. Mood then decreased during tasks that included a delay.

Do you think this will work and if so how long do you think this would take to get where it actually has some functionality?  Feel free to comment with your ideas on this.

thanks to NASA for the info

thanks to eso.org for the info and pic