NASA’s Wideband Technology Demo Proves Space Missions are Free to Roam

Just like your cellphone stays connected by roaming between networks, NASA’s Polylingual Experimental Terminal, or PExT, technology demonstration is proving space missions can do the same by switching seamlessly between government and commercial communications networks.
Posted on December 19, 2025
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