ISS Launches First Permanent Node of "Interplanetary Internet"

Posted by timothy on Monday July 13, 2009 @12:00AM from the wake-me-up-when-the-terminator-gets-here dept.

schliz writes "Researchers developing the 'Interplanetary Internet' have launched its first permanent node in space via a payload aboard the International Space Station. The network is based on a new communications protocol called Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN). It will be tested heavily this month, and could give astronauts direct Internet access within a year. The Interplanetary Internet is the brainchild of Vint Cerf ('father of the Internet'), among others. Last year, NASA tested the technology on the Deep Impact spacecraft." Update: 07/13 20:01 GMT by KD : If by "permanent" we mean seven years.

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That's not news. THIS is news! by cosanostradamus · 2009-07-13 00:13 · Score: 0, Offtopic

. I'm already on it. Look, here's the latest news from Uranus: Bruno & Senile Mice. .

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Re:Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networking? by Anonymous Coward · 2009-07-13 00:47 · Score: -1, Offtopic

FUKKEN SAVED?
Al Gore by palmerj3 · 2009-07-13 01:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I bet Al Gore had nothing at all to do with this.

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Fr1st? psot?! by Anonymous Coward · 2009-07-13 02:47 · Score: -1, Offtopic

ca5 e you want to