NASA ILLUMA-T Demo To Mark Next Space Laser Comms Milestone

Mark Carreau October 26, 2023

The ILLUMA-T laser communications system.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA intends to advance space laser communications and Earth atmospheric monitoring with new science and technology endeavors in an upcoming payload resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch of crew supplies, food and equipment along with research and technology...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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