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.
It has been in development by Vint Cerf and NASA since 1998, and a permanent network link to Mars was planned for 2008 before the cancellation of the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter in 2005.