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NASA Looking for Bandwidth Sponsorship

Posted by Zonk on from the packets-in-spaaaaace dept.

Neil Halelamien writes "A news release and MSNBC's Cosmic Log report that NASA has a web sponsorship opportunity for companies in return for providing bandwidth support for the two upcoming Space Shuttle missions of Discovery and Atlantis. The missions, scheduled for this summer, are expected to cause 20 to 30 million web site visits each and up to a half million streaming video feeds. The alternative is for NASA to cap the number of visitors. Sponsorship proposals are being accepted through April 13."

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  1. Why so many? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The missions, scheduled for this summer, are expected to cause 20 to 30 million web site visits each and up to a half million streaming video feeds

    Why? Are they supposed to blow up too?

    1. Re:Why so many? by Clay+Pigeon+-TPF-VS- · · Score: 2, Funny

      There are currently: 0 pure democracies in existence. America is a democratic republic (it uses representatives and indirect democracy).

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    2. Re:Why so many? by Chairboy · · Score: 3, Funny

      > and a HUGE hit movie whose only focus was a botched space mission have
      > helped drive the point home.

      Now, I enjoyed Space Camp as much as the next guy, but was it really a HUGE hit?

  2. Are we helping their problems? by Inkieminstrel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nasa is having bandwidth problems... let's post links to them on Slashdot!

  3. I wonder by elid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is there a way to use Coral for distributing the feeds?

  4. Re:One word: by kjamez · · Score: 3, Funny

    two words: coral cache.

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  5. Dear NASA, by th0mas.sixbit.org · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a DSL connection. It should handle fine unless we're playing xbox online but I'll keep that to the off hours. Gimme a call.

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  6. Funding? by dangitman · · Score: 2, Funny

    If they want more money, why don't they just put a PayPal link up?

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  7. First... by BJZQ8 · · Score: 1, Funny

    First they find crack in the fuel tank, now they're capping visitors. What's next, a 3-album deal with a major record company, complete with ho's, Crystal and an Escalade?

  8. Manifest Destiny in Space by manganese4 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I like there vision statement The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Vision is: To improve life here, To extend life to there, To find life beyond. It is #2 that troubles me.

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  9. Suggestion... by raam · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sell the super-secret Air Force shuttle on ebay.

    That'll buy some bandwidth.