House Appropriations Backing Defense 'Outernet': SmallSat Alliance

The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee has taken up the idea of an "outernet" space-based internet network, the SmallSat Alliance said Monday, citing a committee report last month that endorsed using commercial space networks "to create an 'outernet' for future military communications," with the Space Force charged with promoting interoperability standards. "The entire world will benefit from the added capability and security that is provided by truly ubiquitous global space communications.," the Alliance said.