Science Global Exploration Roadmap

[Shagrat]

Thought this was a very interesting read.

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/591067main_GER_2011_small_single.pdf

Statement from various space agencies on working together (shock horror!!) and planning ahead for the next 40-50 years.

this is my favourite statement

Advanced Communication and Space Internetworking Capabilities
The ISS will be configured to serve as a testbed for advanced communications and networking technologies, such as extension of the Internet throughout the solar system. Key to this will be to determine how to deal with the long time delays and communications disruptions inherent in deep space communication. Several disruptive tolerant networking nodes will be established within the ISS.

Internet in space, how cool is that

 

[Tom]

can you imagine the lag?

"FFS, STUPID HPB's"

 

[Ch3tan]

Surely it's just a case of a satellite uplink being pointed to the ISS?

 

[old.user4556]

Nah they're thinking about running a length of CAT5 Chet.

 

[Shagrat]

I think theyre looking at the ISS as a first step, and the looking at feasibility of pushing out to the Moon and beyond.

 

[Zenith.UK]

I remember first reading about this in New Scientist a decade ago (2001).
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn786-interplanetary-surfing.html

And using the ISS isn't a new idea (2009).
http://www.newscientist.com/article...ry-internet-gets-permanent-home-in-space.html

There's even a special interest group.
http://www.ipnsig.org/home.htm

 

[old.Tohtori]

Yeah, 4chan and wiki in space, if that don't prompt an alien invasion..err...annihilation, nothing will.