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Re: NASA Takes the Internet into Space
Posted by: David Halperin 2003-12-13 07:20:32

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Those wanting to represent the Internet graphically to a lay audience are fond of animations showing a spinning Earth criss-crossed by a network of buzzing, vibrating lines. Lift those animations up from the planet a bit, and you get a picture of what space someday could become -- a place where common Internet protocols are the norm for information exchange. But astronauts and cosmonauts are not likely to do their online holiday shopping from Earth orbit soon.

Re: NASA Takes the Internet into Space
Posted by: easelqueen 2003-12-16 14:09:47 In reply to: David Halperin

That Dave Israel rocks! He sent a jpg of one of my paintings (a self portrait of me walking my dog) into space. I will forever be indebted. It's the closest that either I or Bob the dog will come to space travel. He even gave me a foam rubber replica of the transceiver! How cool is that??!!