NASA's PExT Mission: Pioneering Seamless Space Communications with Wideband Polylingual Terminals
NASA and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory are set to launch the Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT), a groundbreaking in-flight demonstration enabling spacecraft to 'roam' between government and commercial satellite networks for the first time. This innovation promises lower latency, reduced costs, and multi-access services for future missions, accelerating NASA's shift to commercial space infrastructure.