Internet on the space station is now many times better than the Earth

In order to ensure that data from important missions is transferred quickly and efficiently, NASA has just upgraded the connection at the International Space Station (ISS).

According to ScienceAlert, NASA has upgraded the connection at the International Space Station (ISS) by doubling the speed of sending and receiving data to better serve the mission to conquer the Moon, Mars and beyond.

The new upgrade will enable connection speeds at ISS to reach 600 Mbps , doubling the amount of data the station can transmit and receive previously. In addition, the speed improvement at the ISS could pave the way for similar upgrades to come at the "Gateway" proposal on NASA's lunar space.

The new upgrade will help the connection speed at ISS can reach 600 Mbps.(Photo: Wikipedia).

'Communication network plays a key role in all missions of NASA. This upgrade in data rate at the ISS aims to underscore our commitment to providing high quality operational services for NASA missions, ' said George Morrow, acting director of the Center. NASA's Goddard space said.

Since its inception in 2000, ISS has provided astronauts and scientists with a separate environment to conduct research that cannot be done on Earth.

'This project has demonstrated that improved radio frequency waveforms can be used effectively to increase data rates and improve performance for high-speed communications. In the future, they could serve as a stepping stone for human exploration on Mars, " explains Risha George, the project leader of the upgrade of the cosmic network.

The process of transferring data between ISS and ground centers.(Photo: NASA).

Currently, a series of ground antennas and NASA Data Tracking and Forwarding satellite systems are being used to transfer data between the ISS and the Earth.

These satellites are placed on a high trajectory in many different positions so they can transmit data to the ground. The data is then sent to various NASA centers using landlines. The whole process has a delay of less than a second.

Ground stations have also been improved to accommodate high-speed Internet bandwidth for systems on space.