One year ago today, the future of space communications arrived at Earth as a beam of light from a NASA spacecraft nearly 10 million miles away. That’s 40 times farther than our Moon. That’s like using a laser pointer to track a moving dime from a mile away. That’s pretty precise. That laser — transmitted […]
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Space Technology Mission Directorate, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC), Flight Opportunities Program, Game Changing Development Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Psyche Mission, Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Technology, Technology Demonstration Missions Program
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November 14, 2024
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