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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. Thanks Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    And thanks to Slashdot, they probably need more bandwidth then the amount they requested for.

  2. One word by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Bittorrent

  3. Maybe they haven't heard of something called by llZENll · · Score: 0, Redundant

    BitTorrent

  4. Why not go with something torrent-like? by stratjakt · · Score: 0, Redundant

    huh? Why not?

    Sounds like the perfect application for it.

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  5. hey nasa... BT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Why not torrent it all?

    That IS what bit torrent was made for.

    Just happens its real good for piracy too.