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A Chinese satellite in geostationary orbit successfully fired a 2-watt laser to ground, achieving 1 Gbps data transfer and outperforming Starlink's speeds, demonstrating a more efficient and potentially scalable approach to space-based internet using optical communication.
NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) demo aboard the Psyche mission successfully demonstrated high-bandwidth laser data transmission over vast distances, achieving up to 267 Mbps at 19 million miles and 6.25 Mbps at 240 million miles, showcasing the potential for advanced deep-space communication, with plans for possible reactivation in 2026.
NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications experiment on the Psyche asteroid mission successfully completed its final test, exchanging laser signals across 218 million miles and achieving high data transfer rates, marking a significant advancement in deep space communication technology that could enhance future Mars missions.
NASA's X-37B spaceplane's eighth mission will test revolutionary laser communication technology and quantum inertial sensors, aiming to enhance secure satellite operations and develop alternatives to GPS, supported by a $1 billion congressional investment, signaling a strategic focus on advanced space capabilities.
SpaceX launched the USSF-36 mission with the X-37B spaceplane onboard, marking its eighth flight, which features demonstrations of laser communication and quantum navigation technologies to enhance space communication resilience and navigation capabilities in GPS-denied environments.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft successfully tested the Deep Space Optical Communications Experiment (DSOC), transmitting a laser message over 16 million kilometers to Earth, demonstrating data speeds 10 to 100 times faster than traditional radio systems. This breakthrough in optical communication, achieved by precisely aiming a laser signal to the Hale Telescope in California, is crucial for future deep-space missions, including Psyche's primary mission to explore a metallic asteroid in 2028, offering insights into planetary formation.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory beamed a cat video 19 million miles using cutting-edge laser communication technology as a test, showcasing its potential for streaming ultra-high-definition video at record speed. This advancement could bring the solar system into sharper focus and potentially enable astronauts to video call from Mars in the future.
NASA successfully beamed messages via laser across a distance of almost 16 million kilometers (10 million miles) in a test, marking the first time optical communications have been sent across such a distance. This achievement, part of NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment, paves the way for higher-data-rate communications capable of sending scientific information, high-definition imagery, and streaming video in deep space. The test was conducted using a laser transceiver on board the Psyche spacecraft, and further refinement and testing will continue to ensure the effectiveness and reliability of this innovative near-infrared laser communication method for future deep space missions.
NASA has been testing a new communication system using its Psyche spacecraft, receiving radio and laser messages from deep space. The Deep Space Optical Communications system allows for faster data transmission compared to radio, with a recent test downloading a picture at a rate 40 times faster than standard radio frequency. By combining radio and laser communication, NASA aims to improve data transmission efficiency and save resources.
NASA has successfully received laser messages from its Psyche spacecraft, testing Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) to send messages back to Earth. The new system offers better bandwidth speed compared to radio waves, allowing for faster data transmission. By retrofitting radio antennas to do both laser and radio communication, NASA achieved synchronous radio and optical frequency deep space communications for the first time. The hope is to continue testing the system as Psyche travels further into space, potentially enabling more data-intensive transmission from Mars in the future.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) successfully bounced a laser off India's Vikram moon lander, marking a historic first in space communication. The laser light show took place on Dec. 12, 2023, with the orbiter transmitting laser pulses toward the lander and then registering the light that bounced back. This achievement paves the way for future missions to use retroreflectors, with several NASA retroreflectors set to fly aboard public and private moon landers in the near future.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft sent a 15-second ultra high-definition video, featuring an orange cat named Taters chasing a red laser light, from 30 million kilometers in space to Earth using laser communication. The video reached Caltech's Palomar Observatory in less than two minutes, demonstrating faster data transmission rates than current radio systems. NASA aims to improve deep space communication as it prepares for future missions to the moon and Mars. More tests are planned as the spacecraft heads towards the asteroid belt, but Taters will not be making any more appearances.
NASA has successfully transmitted the first high-definition video from deep space using a laser communication system on the Psyche probe, which is on its way to explore the main asteroid belt. The 15-second video features an orange tabby cat named Taters and demonstrates the capability to transmit high-data-rate communications needed for complex missions like sending humans to Mars. Laser transmission allows for faster data rates compared to traditional radio waves, and this technology has been deployed in deep space for the first time.
NASA has successfully transmitted a 15-second ultra-high-definition video featuring a cat named Taters from deep space to Earth using a laser. The video was beamed from NASA's Psyche spacecraft, located 19 million miles away, and reached Caltech's Palomar Observatory in less than two minutes. This laser communication experiment aims to improve data transmission rates from deep space and could be crucial for future missions to the moon and Mars. More test transmissions are planned as the spacecraft heads towards the main asteroid belt, but Taters will not be making any more appearances.
NASA successfully streamed a high-definition cat video from 18.6 million miles away using laser communication as part of the Deep Space Optical Communications experiment. The demonstration aims to improve communication infrastructure for future missions beyond Earth's orbit, such as a potential Mars mission, where constant contact with astronauts is crucial. The video was transmitted using new hardware deployed on the Psyche spacecraft, and data rates of 267 megabits per second were achieved. While this is a significant step, further development and testing are required to make the technology operational and reliable.