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If I had a niche in networking that I specialize in, it would be 'border security.' It makes me laugh that everyone in security markets zero trust and CASB and says networks are 'borderless' - it's just not true. I am constantly dealing with borders between 'fabrics' and locations. Maybe I'm just a dullard, but I see the niche I am working in only become more important as we move to the cloud and distributed networking and security paradigms.
I read somewhere about having a theory to deploy a space craft that was in a orbit that would bring it close to mars and earth on semi regular intivals. With the idea being the craft is a giant hard drive. You upload via laser when its close and downoald on the other end. It does not provide real time comms but instead bulk data transfer capabilities.
I tried googling looking for a ref quickly but could not find it sorry.
Like a sneaker-net, but in space! I like it!
Exactly
That would be the Mars Cycler, as proposed by Buzz Aldrin. I don't know anything about the data side, but the way you described it makes sense.
https://marspedia.org/Mars_cycler
Thank you!
You betcha.