space internet

"One thing is certain: NASA is moving toward a networked model of interplanetary communications. Long gone are the days of dedicating a communications link to any one craft. The question is how to build a network for a sky full of orbiters, shuttles, surveyors, and other space craft - the equipment that will be our eyes and ears to the universe. We want to make sure we get the best view possible."

This is the closing statement for the Interplanetary Internet article in the recent IEEE spectrum magazine. It's true, they are putting up an entire network in the sky.
Unlike most kids I didn't grow up with a dream of conquering the skies. But since I started working in wireless communications, I have become very interested in space communications. It's the edge on technology. Just think that collecting date from all the shuttles and crafts will be as simple as checking your email!