Saturday, January 23, 2010

Headline: The world wide web just got a little bigger



It appears as if the world wide web now extends beyond the world as the ISS now has access to the internet!

Talk about a truly 'world-wide' web! As the astronauts aboard the International Space Station orbit Earth at 28,000 kph (17,500 mph) they now have the ultimate wireless connection and direct, live access to the internet. The station received a special software upgrade this week, called Crew Support LAN, which gives astronauts the ability to browse and use the Web.

Read the rest of the article:
http://www.universetoday.com/2010/01/22/iss-now-has-live-access-to-the-internet/




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