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title: The Interplanetary Internet
date: "2002-08-14T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1237
description: I reflect on Tim Berners-Lee’s vision for an Interplanetary Internet. As the web becomes ubiquitous, the idea of extending communication protocols beyond Earth moves from science fiction toward a technically feasible reality for future space exploration.
keywords: [interplanetary internet, tim berners-lee, delay-tolerant networking, space communications, internet protocols, wired]
---

In the meantime, Tim Berners-Lee is talking about [the Interplanetary Internet](http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,54416,00.html). Given the Internet's ubiquity, it sounds a lot more real than it did a few years ago.