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US Air Force Building Space Router

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the pings-in-spaaaace dept.

Saint Aardvark writes "From the ISTS daily news comes a story on the US Air Force seeking to build a space router. From TFA: "Northrop Grumman and Caspian Networks are collaborating to develop an Internet Protocol router that can withstand the constant barrage of solar radiation in orbit. The space-hardened IP router will be part of the Air Force's Transformational Satellite Communications System, which will provide IP-based communications to warfighters." I wonder what the ping times would be like..."

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  1. Ping Times by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    "I wonder what the ping times would be like..."

    They could tell you, but then they'd have to kill you.

    News to Look Forward To:

    Air Force Get Signal - 'CATS: AYBABTU' Spend $$$,$$$,$$$'s researching origin

    TSAT 0wn3d

    Alan Ralsky sentenced to Abu Ghraib for routing spam through TSAT

    TSAT loses orbit, crushes Tom Cruise on eve of War Of The Worlds opening

    Mischevious Glac-Elves use TSAT to spread Irata Worm

    Air Force officer notices TSAT looks canoe-shaped before realizing contract made with wrong Grumman

    Warfighters welcome their new Space Routing Overlord

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    1. Re:Ping Times by chadjg · · Score: 5, Funny

      I could actually respect a spammer that had the "guts" to route their spam through a server owned by a group that could unload a platoon of M1A2s on his front lawn and permanently crush everything in sight in about 2 seconds.

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  2. first post via space router by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    first po
    NO CARRIER

  3. Woohoo... by It+doesn't+come+easy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gonna need a hell of a long patch cable...

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  4. How to harden a router. by BeProf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wrap it in tinfoil?

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  5. A Space Router! Wowzers! by syntap · · Score: 4, Funny

    They figured out how to route space! Does this route time too?

    My network closet router only routes closets.

  6. ET phone home by It+doesn't+come+easy · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, how are they going to keep ET from patching in to the internet for free? Did they think of that? Eh?

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  7. In space, by Vengeance · · Score: 4, Funny

    In space, noone can hear you ping.

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  8. look out Hubble! by dubdays · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe when the Hubble gets retired they can use it for one hell of a cantenna...

  9. The secret's out... by ptomblin · · Score: 4, Funny

    UFOs are war flyers looking to see if earth has an open node yet.

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  10. W.. h.. y... w.. o.. u.. l.. d... y.. o.. u by JohnnyGTO · · Score: 4, Funny

    w.. o.. r.. r.. y.... a.. b..o..u..t....p..i.. n.. g....t.. i.. m.. e.. s....?

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  11. What is the medium called by suso · · Score: 3, Funny

    is it going to use aethernet?

  12. Re:A Space Router! Wowzers! by maxwell+demon · · Score: 4, Funny

    You misunderstood. They are developing a router which drops everything but whitespace characters.

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  13. 2AM by CypherXero · · Score: 5, Funny

    (Phone Rings)
    Boss: The router went down, we need you to fix it...now.
    You: Fuck.

  14. Dropped packets. by BeProf · · Score: 5, Funny

    So what happens to dropped packets? Do they burn up on re-entry or go into an orbit?

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  15. Encryption by AviLazar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now don't forget guys: Make sure to use WEP encryption keys and turn on your MAC filtering and change the default IP and password. And for god's sake, change the SSID from linksys to something else.

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  16. Space Router by stratjakt · · Score: 4, Funny

    To put nice rounded edges on space cabinetry?

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