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NASA Fires Up Experimental Space Internet For Robot Control 42

coondoggie writes "NASA said today it had teamed with the European Space Agency to successfully test an experimental version of an 'interplanetary Internet' to control a robot on the ground in Germany from a laptop onboard the International Space Station."
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NASA Fires Up Experimental Space Internet For Robot Control

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  • by s.petry ( 762400 ) on Thursday November 08, 2012 @04:47PM (#41923883)

    Jeesh, it is a separate network, not a new "internet". People writing technical articles should collaborate with technically skilled people prior to submitting articles. More often than not, they go with option 2 and look foolish to people with technical knowledge. *sigh*

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