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NASA’s First Two-way End-to-End Laser Communications System

NASA is demonstrating laser communications on multiple missions – showcasing the benefits infrared light can have for science and exploration missions transmitting terabytes of important data. The International Space Station is getting a “flashy” technology demonstration this November.

Posted October 25, 2023

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11

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1

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5

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3

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3

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4

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1

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1

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35

5

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1

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14

1

2

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4

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1

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17

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7

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51

7

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3

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1

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24

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21

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1

291

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1

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2

11

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10

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108

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6

B200

3

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158

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19

Terra

11

Walter M. Schirra Jr.

1

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2

28

Electrified Powertrain Flight Demo

3

Quesst: The Vehicle

17

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28

8

Game Changing Development Program

37

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6

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29

STS-80

1

Apophis

2

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11

Gemini VI

1

Sounds & Ringtones

1

Sunita L. Williams

6

AcrimSat (Active Cavity Irradiance Monitor Satellite)

1

Artemis Accords

45

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1

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1

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2

CloudSat

1

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264

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1

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7

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266

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5

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10

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17

Stephen G. Bowen

4

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220

54

NASA Shared Services Center

13

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157

Why Go To Space

2

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32

Pandora Mission

1

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6

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3

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1

Landslides

2

Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)

3

Perseids

1

Robert D. Cabana

2

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21

Libera

1

7

Goddard Institute for Space Studies

17

Space Sustainability

1

1

172

356

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4

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2

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17

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22

121

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20

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite

8

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1

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2

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2

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5

1

STS-41B

3

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1

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1

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5

Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA)

10

TRACERS

1

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4

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329

9

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3

Charles F. Bolden Jr.

1

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5

Planetary Defense Coordination Office

25

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1

IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)

16

Lunar Discovery & Exploration Program

2

Featured Careers

5

Grades 5 - 8 for Educators

13

Spot the International Space Station

3

Technology Demonstration

21

4

BARREL (Balloon Array for Radiation-belt Relativistic Electron Losses)

1

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42

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12

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9

2

COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager)

1

OSAM-1 (On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1)

1

Electromagnetic Spectrum

5

Radial Velocity

2

Human Research Program

27

Kjell N. Lindgren

4

Gamma Rays

10

42

STS-88

1

Applied Sciences Program

4

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