Darpa looks to send the Internet into orbit

There've been satellites orbiting the Earth for half a century. But getting information to and from them is still a pain. This is why Pentagon research arm Darpa is looking to finally hook the orbiting spacecraft up with reliable broadband connections. It's part of a larger movement to extend terrestrial networks into space, and eventually build an "Interplanetary Internet." In the meantime, we might even get less-than-crappy satellite internet service -- if the project works out, of course.

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