The same equipment used for #interplanetary communications 📶 could allow pairs of stellar #gravitational lenses to facilitate energy transmission over #interstellar 🌌 distances. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-civilizations-gravitational-lenses-transmit-power.html

#InternetSociety #Interplanetary chapter : "Especially as #commercialization of #space progresses, the need for a #SpaceInternet 📡 that is open, trusted and trustworthy are challenges that must be addressed" https://www.ipnsig.org

#Galactic Internet made possible by star gravitational lensing https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576512002780

#SpaceCommunication

📆 Aug 30, 2023 #NASA will test #SpaceInternet with #lasers on #ISS which will connect with a laser relay #satellite 🛰️ called #LCRD. #LaserCommunications transmit information at higher data rates than #RadioFrequency https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/nasa-test-space-internet-lasers

#SpaceCommunication #LaserCommunication

Proof that not everything with #space in the name is better. Here's me on #spaceinternet on the ferry to #cccamp19 pinging my VPS.

Lowest ping time: 615ms
Highest ping time: 4363ms
Average ping time: 966ms
Package loss: 1 package lost