NASA Preparing LEO Laser Communications Demo

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Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA is preparing a low Earth orbit space communications technology demonstration mission for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) to establish the agency’s first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system capable of high-data-rate transmissions. The launch will take place aboard the...
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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