The Deep Space Network: 50 years of Interplanetary WiFi

The Deep Space Network: 50 years of Interplanetary WiFi On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2013, NASA's Deep Space Network, the world's largest and most powerful communications system for spacecraft, turns 50. For more information, visit http://jpl.nasa.gov/dsn50

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Drone-carried On-demand WiFi Networks

In situations where information infrastructure such as commercial cellular network and cable links are destroyed or not available, the drone-carried on-demand WiFi networks will provide robust and high-bandwidth Internet access, which is critical for rescue missions for coordination, information dissemination, and the connection of emergency zones to the outside. Shengli Fu, Yan Wan, Yixin Gu, and Vardhman Sheth, University of North Texas

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