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minus-squareRolando@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·21 days agoIt was supposed to be space travel, instead it was the internet and cell phones. Good trade.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 days agoCan’t imagine space travel without high speed telecommunications
minus-squareRolando@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 days agoNot sure what you mean. Apollo 11 used radio communication. It would have been possible to develop laser communication (i.e. light speed) without building a worldwide internet.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 days ago Apollo 11 used radio communication Thanks to satellites launched a decade earlier. They were at the bleeding edge.
It was supposed to be space travel, instead it was the internet and cell phones. Good trade.
Can’t imagine space travel without high speed telecommunications
Not sure what you mean. Apollo 11 used radio communication. It would have been possible to develop laser communication (i.e. light speed) without building a worldwide internet.
Thanks to satellites launched a decade earlier. They were at the bleeding edge.