SpaceX Will Create Marslink as a First Step for Earth-Mars Communication
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6S367)
SpaceX will create Marslink as a first step towards greater than petabit per second communication between Earth and Mars. Marslink aims to establish a high-speed data relay system-capable of transmitting 4 Mbps or more-across 1.5 astronomical units, the distance between Earth and Mars. The system will use multiple satellites in Mars orbit and leverage Starlink's ...