Laser Communications Relay

Laser Communications Relay
General
Goddard Space Flight Center
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Technology Demonstration
A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system on Dec. 5, 2023. Together, they complete NASA’s first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system.
Posted December 13, 2023
Communicating and Navigating with Missions
General
Goddard Space Flight Center
ILLUMA-T
Laser Communications Relay
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Space Communications Technology
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
International Space Station (ISS)
Kennedy Space Center
Laser Communications Relay
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Oct. 23 to update the list of participants for the teleconference. NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 26, to discuss a laser communications system and new research to understand the interactions between weather on Earth and in space. The investigations are two of […]
Posted October 20, 2023
Sign up for our newsletter:

Categories

18
5
2
1
28
9
36
5
586
4
3
319
2
4
1
6
1
6
287
1
42
1
2
1
222
3
183
2
132
1
8
29
4
10
6
1
4
129
1
22
1
Io
4
1
4
2
5
5
2
40
2
14
1
10
87
1
52
17
1
3
10
12
11
10
6
1
1
3
202
1
1
1
6
3
3
11
1
1
1
1
2

Recent Posts

Newsletter Archive