{"id":26737,"date":"2023-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=26737&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=26737"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:18","slug":"u-m-first-in-the-world-to-offer-wifi-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/01\/u-m-first-in-the-world-to-offer-wifi-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"U-M first in the world to offer WiFi in space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The successful rollout of WiFi 6E has led to a new pilot project. This summer, the University of Michigan will be the first academic institution in the world to offer WiFi in space: MUniverse. Students, faculty, and staff will soon be able to take remote learning and working to a new level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plans have begun for building a base on the moon that will be known as \u201cWolverine Crater.\u201d It is slated to be completed on April 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-1-600x428.png\" alt=\"An architect's rendering of the moon base. \" class=\"wp-image-26742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-1-600x428.png 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-1-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-1-60x42.png 60w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-1-665x475.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-1.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wolverine Crater (Achaia Murphy, ITS Communications)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wolverine Crater will be able to connect to the International Space Station for a student experiment involving the impact of the space environment on the cerebellar system. Another will demonstrate newly-developed transistor radio hardware to enable applications on \u201cdumb\u201d phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the first in a long line of projects in space planned for the university,\u201d said Vernal Quipp, executive director of interstellar networking. \u201cMy competitive nature has been driving all of this work, and I have been practicing my smug expression for the press conference. And I can\u2019t wait to have the corner office\u2026 it\u2019s gonna be lit, fam!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/space.html\">Refer to the project page for a timeline and instructions for accessing the wireless network<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The successful rollout of WiFi 6E has led to a new pilot project. This summer, the University of Michigan will be the first academic institution in the world to offer WiFi in space: MUniverse. Students, faculty, and staff will soon be able to take remote learning and working to a new level. Plans have begun for building a\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/01\/u-m-first-in-the-world-to-offer-wifi-in-space\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7,4],"tags":[50,130,83],"class_list":["post-26737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","category-projects-services","category-features","tag-fake-news","tag-research","tag-wifi"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon.png",768,548,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-400x266.png",400,266,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-300x214.png",300,214,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon.png",665,475,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-600x428.png",600,428,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon.png",768,548,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon.png",768,548,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-200x140.png",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-60x42.png",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-658x300.png",658,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-665x475.png",665,475,true],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LSA-on-the-Moon-400x250.png",400,250,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"News Staff","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mitnewsadm\/"},"uagb_comment_info":1,"uagb_excerpt":"The successful rollout of WiFi 6E has led to a new pilot project. 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