Next is what : Internet in outer space !!

Posted by Unknown on Nov 24, 2008

In Brief : Imagine Cyberspace being extended to outer space !!

Nasa has successfully transmitted images to and from a spacecraft 20 million miles away with a communications system based on the net.
The Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN) technology is designed to work across vast distances where response times can be measured in days.
Further tests of DTN are due to take place on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2009.
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Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/ & http://www.sciam.com/

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Lola said...

this is a very interesting post.


and thanks very much for your comment on my blog 8). best, lola.

Unknown said...

thnx lola...