Space station to forge ultra-fast connections
Monday, February 10, 2020 - 04:00
in Astronomy & Space
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station plan to install a high-speed radio link to enable almost real-time connections with Earth.The upgrade to the ESA Columbus laboratory will relay data from experiments on the Station back to Earth almost instantaneously.The fridge-sized device will fly to the Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s 12th Cygnus supply ship on 9 February.