It has been under development by Vint Cerf and NASA since 1998 and a permanent network link to Mars was planned by 2008 until the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter was canceled in 2005.
Since 1998, Vint Cerf and NASA have been developing this project, with plans for a permanent Martian network link by 2008. However, these plans were interrupted due to the cancellation of the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter in 2005.