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InterPlaNet
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<p>InterPlaNet (IPN), not to be confused with <a href="/facts/InterPlanetary_Network/4D2GC7qB">InterPlanetary Network</a>, is a computer networking protocol designed to operate at interplanetary distances, where traditional protocols such as the <a href="/facts/Internet_Protocol/Qq6VeEal">Internet Protocol</a> break down. It is the base for <a href="/facts/Interplanetary_Internet/dXbo6f07">Interplanetary Internet</a>. It has been under development by <a href="/facts/Vint_Cerf/lo7mnfHt">Vint Cerf</a> and <a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> since 1998 and a permanent network link to <a href="/facts/Mars/AQGtVvz0">Mars</a> was planned by 2008 until the <a href="/facts/Mars_Telecommunications_Orbiter/E0bq2SKh">Mars Telecommunications Orbiter</a> was canceled in 2005. The protocol was expected to be space-qualified and ready for use by around 2010. </p>