The point is that the captain wants his orders obeyed instantly. Reaction time matters.

Maybe this guy just really hates matte drums

Yeah, but if you have a high refresh rate monitor and you want 4k plus 240 hz then you probably need this.

Yes.

It’s stupid to send a mission there just to pick up samples. Just wait for the next rover or lander test mission and then send that to land closer to the samples and pluck them up on the way back. They’re not going anywhere.