IPFS Goes to the Moon with Lockheed Martin
Protocol Labs and Lockheed Martin have announced they will be testing the capabilities of IPFS by taking a node onboard the LM 400 Technology Demonstrator spacecraft where it will be used to enhance communication speeds across space.
Applying a node in orbit correctly will help prove the benefits of web3 infrastructure. By passing over users in space, the node can help deliver data when fewer options are available. Moreover, the node will provide even more significant benefits to space travelers who might have difficulties linking up to servers on Earth, as opposed to satellites.
Researchers are hoping to use the experiment to help identify weaknesses in content-addressed data requests which is the primary way that IPFS provides information to users. Ideally, results will help the team develop efficient ways of sending information to further away places such as Mars or the moon.
