DARPA Starts Space-BACN LEO Satellite Comms ‘Translator’ Program

DARPA wants to create an “internet of low Earth orbit satellites.”
Credit: DARPA
DARPA has selected 11 teams for phase one of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) program. The research agency wants to create a low-cost, reconfigurable communications terminal that translates data being passed between satellites using different laser communications standards...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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