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Web Enabled Spacecraft

Posted by michael on from the fluffy-bunny-to-the-rescue dept.

gilgsn writes "Yahoo has an article from space.com about a satellite which will be operated by FTP over TCP/IP on the Internet! The CHIP (Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer) spacecraft will examine the stuff between stars, the so-called void of space that is actually rich with hot gas. The choice of protocol was dictated by economics. I wonder what OS it will run and if communications will be encrypted?"

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  1. Hax0rd by blues5150 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    All your satellites are belong to us!

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  2. pff... by autopr0n · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You have the soviet russia thing way off.

    A better joke would be "In soviet russia, satallite FTPs into you!"

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  3. Re:Got r00t? by Surak · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Ya m4n! I h@x0r3d da satelite wit WS_FTP!!!!! :-P

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