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Building the Interplanetary Internet

Posted by kdawson on from the ping-and-wait dept.

sighted writes "Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, now a Google VP, is leading a NASA effort to create a permanent network link to Mars within the next two years. As Cerf outlined in a recent talk, the 'InterPlaNet' protocol is designed to handle the delay caused by interplanetary distances. A signal traveling between the Earth and Mars can take up to 20 minutes."

3 of 334 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Ping by Coffee+Warlord · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We have a colony on Mars, but we're STILL using IPV4. God help us. :)

  2. Re:Priorities by dcskier · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Parts of this planet don't have broadband yet for economic reasons, this is more of a technical problem to solve. Apples and Oranges.

    It makes sense to be looking and working towards the future, this sounds like an interesting project.

  3. Re:Priorities by Paulrothrock · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Capitalism isn't supposed to be anything except profitable. It's not supposed to provide services well. It's not supposed to interoperate well. It's not even supposed to keep people alive. It is supposed to maximize profits by any means necessary.

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    I'm in the hole of the broadband donut.