22-10-2012, 05:56 PM
Wireless Communications in Space
ABSTRACT
In 1992, NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense jointly commissioned the research and development of a technology
solution to address the challenges and requirements of communicating with their spacecraft. The project yielded an
international consortium composed of representatives from the space science community, industry, and academia. This group
of experts developed a broad suite of protocols specifically designed for space-based communications, known today as Space
Communications Protocol Standards (SCPS). Having been internationally standardized by the Consultative Committee on
Space Data Systems and the International Standards Organization, SCPS is distributed as open source technology by NASA
s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The protocols are used for every national space mission that takes place today.