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<p>I don't see how that can impact RIRs much. If one needs IP space
for such operations it will request and justify usage for the RIR
associated to the country the mission belongs to and use on any
other network they would</p>
<p>I understand technical specifications for deep space networks
communications, but nothing should change in terms of RIR IP
assignments.</p>
<p>Fernando</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/19/2026 6:02 PM, Tony Li wrote:<br>
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<div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hi,</div>
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<div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As
part of the IETF TIPTOP working group, we are working towards
enabling the Internet in outer space. We would like to direct
your attention to a couple of recent Internet drafts that may be
of interest:</div>
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<div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The
latter has direct implications for the ARIN community,</div>
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<div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I
would welcome any and all comments.</div>
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<div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Regards,</div>
<div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tony</div>
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