The Pentagon is working on a plan to put some Internet routers in space. Unfortunately, they aren't going to be there to provide a global WiFi hotspot. Instead, the wireless routers will be there to connect satellites in the same way servers are connected here on good ol' planet earth.

Allowing satellites to communicate without needing to bounce their signals off earth first could possibly clear up some networking traffic, and the technology will be opened up to commercial applications once it's been thoroughly tested by the military. What kinds of benefits could we see from this technology? I'm not sure, but it seems like it has the potential to do some cool stuff. Stay tuned. — Adam Frucci

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