[Starlink] fiber IXPs in space

[Rodney W. Grimes]

> "The Kepler Network will streamline on-orbit communications with a
> network infrastructure designed to act as Internet exchange points
> (IXP) for space-to-space data relay. The Internet-ready constellation
> will deliver data to and from spacecraft in real time, enabling
> high-speed data relay through SDA-standard optical terminals."
> 
> https://kepler.space/2023/04/13/kepler-raises-92-million-usd-series-c-to-complete-internet-ready-optical-constellation/
> 
> I keep wondering when or if Nasa will find a way to move their DNS
> root server "up there" . DNS data is not all that much... it is the
> original distributed database...

As others have pointed out a "root server" may not be very advantages,
but what I think would be far better is to put up a couple of anycast
recursive caching resolvers, aka 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 and almost anyone
can do that, including starlink itself.

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Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes at freebsd.org