Space version of China’s NearLink wireless module ‘cuts latency to microseconds’


‘Aerospace NearLink’, which recently completed a test flight, is expected to reduce the weight of heavy rockets and lower launch costs. — SCMP

Chinese scientists have sent the world’s most powerful wireless communication protocol into space, slashing transmission delays from milliseconds to microseconds.

A space version of China’s NearLink or “Xing Shan” wireless communication module for rockets had successfully completed a test flight, the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) announced in a social media post last week.

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