
Space flight and Internet service are technologies that are currently complementary but seem to be on the verge of integration into a new ''space internetworking'' discipline. The authors believe a comprehensive realization of space internetworking technology could dramatically enhance space exploration, augment terrestrial industry and commerce, benefit the economically disadvantaged, and nurture human and civil rights.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 21 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
