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NASA's DSOC experiment passed yet another milestone, interfacing with the Psyche spacecraft and beaming data back to Earth from 140 million miles away.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 - NASAs Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology aboard the Psyche spacecraft has successfully transmitted engineering data from beyond 140 million miles away, showcasing its capacity for

NASAs DSOC experiment passed yet another milestone, interfacing with the Psyche spacecraft and beaming data back to Earth from 140 million miles away.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An orange tabby cat named Taters stars in the first video transmitted by laser from deep space, stealing the show as he chases a red laser light.

The kitty, named "Taters," could be seen chasing the red light all over a couch at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California,

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The video, featuring Taters the cat, was uploaded before Psyche's launch and sent back from 19 million miles away to Caltech’s Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, then to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

NASA lasers shot this cat video through deep space faster than the internet sent it here on Earth. This is how future Mars astronauts could phone home.