First test for interplanetary net

[Rick]

The net has taken a giant leap that has extended cyberspace into outer space.

Nasa has successfully transmitted images to and from a spacecraft 20 million miles away with a communications system based on the net.

The Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN) technology is designed to work across vast distances where response times can be measured in days.

Further tests of DTN are due to take place on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2009.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7741184.stm