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Interplanetary Network (IPN) Tested

Posted by michael on from the token-ring dept.

CETS writes "Slim on detail but...USA Today reports of the first test of an Interplanetary Network. 'In a sign of cosmic communications to come, last week mission controllers sent signals to a Mars-orbiting European spacecraft, which relayed the instructions to NASA's Spirit rover on the surface, and a signal was returned to Earth back along the same path.'" NASA also has a press release.

3 of 138 comments (clear)

  1. a thought... by odano · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What I want to know is when I am going to get free WiFi on mars. That $10/day stuff is killing me.

  2. WOOT! by IdJit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hellabad lag, but what a LAN party!

    Intergalactic PlanetarREEE!

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    GET FREE APPLE STUFF!
  3. Re:IPN not like TCP/IP by r_cerq · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You don't use a cable modem, do you? ;)