NASA uses laser link to beam data 140 million miles across space at 25 Mbps

NASA has confirmed a significant milestone for its Psyche spacecraft's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment. This technology demonstration aims to test laser-based data links beyond the Earth-Moon system. After integrating with the spacecraft's radio frequency transmitter, NASA reported that the DSOC module successfully transmitted a copy of engineering data...Read Entire Article

Apr 30, 2024 - 04:45
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NASA uses laser link to beam data 140 million miles across space at 25 Mbps

NASA has confirmed a significant milestone for its Psyche spacecraft's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment. This technology demonstration aims to test laser-based data links beyond the Earth-Moon system. After integrating with the spacecraft's radio frequency transmitter, NASA reported that the DSOC module successfully transmitted a copy of engineering data...

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