NASA fires communication laser 10 million miles into space for first time
The space agency says this is the farthest-ever demonstration of optical communications.
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The space agency says this is the farthest-ever demonstration of optical communications.
A NASA spacecraft fired a communication laser to Earth from about 16 million kilometres away, demonstrating an important technology that could define the future of communication in space.
A laser beamed from over 100 million miles away has just struck Earth. But unlike the movie Independence Day, this laser is perfectly harmless - and NASA says aliens aren't to blame.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2023 - In a landmark achievement, NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment has successfully conducted its 'first light' test, sending and receiving data via laser from a distance unpreced
NASA scientists were able to create and demonstrate a laser communication system that projects 10 million miles, a new record, and the team is planning to take it even farther