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SpiderOak Demonstrates OrbitSecure Cyber Solution on the ISS

SpiderOak Demonstrates OrbitSecure Cyber Solution on the ISS
SpiderOak sent and received secure ops traffic using Axiom Space-provided AWS Snowcone aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

SpiderOak has completed a demonstration of its OrbitSecure technology onboard the International Space Station, successfully demonstrating sending and receiving secure ops traffic between ground and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). SpiderOak announced the successful demo on Wednesday, which was done with Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Snowcone edge computing device provided by Axiom Space. Communication to the space station was handled via NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay System (TDRS). SpiderOak said this demonstration validates “the potential of containerized workloads in a space environment, demonstrating…

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