[deepspace] Re: Aside: NASA awards Mars network contract to Blue Origin
Scott Mitchell Johnson <scott@luna.sol.int> Wed, 02 September 2026 21:25 UTC
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Hi Ran, On Wed, 2 Sep 2026, RJ A wrote: > Aside: > > NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider > > "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-blue-origin-as-mars-telecommunications-network-provider/“ > > I haven’t read the RFP, but I am hearing anecdotes that Bundle protocol was selected. Of course, Bundle remains out of scope for the tiptop list. I read it, and can confirm the specified use of AOS, USLP, BP, LTP, and Prox-1. ScottJ > > As far as I am aware, this is the first concrete contract for a network of any kind on/near Mars. > > Cheers, > > Ran > > -- > deepspace mailing list -- deepspace@ietf.org > To unsubscribe send an email to deepspace-leave@ietf.org
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