Because in space, it’s not about bandwidth. It’s about not dropping the bundle. Have you ever waited 30 seconds for a website to load and gotten frustrated? Next time, take a deep breath. At least your packets aren't currently traveling past the orbit of Saturn.
Here is how the Interstellar Network Proxy works: interstellar network proxy
When your spaceship wants to send a message back to Earth, it doesn't try to establish a connection. It shoves the data to a local proxy node (say, a satellite in high orbit). The proxy says, "I have custody of this bundle." The spaceship can then go back to whatever it was doing (like not exploding). Because in space, it’s not about bandwidth
Suddenly, your TCP handshake isn't measured in milliseconds. It’s measured in years . Next time, take a deep breath