NASA's Laser Communication Milestone
NASA has achieved a significant milestone in space communication by successfully sending a laser signal from the Psyche probe, located nearly half a billion kilometers away. This test, conducted over the summer, utilized two ground stations equipped with a seven-kilowatt laser, demonstrating data transmission capabilities up to 100 times greater than traditional radio methods. The Psyche probe maintained high data rates even at extreme distances, paving the way for future interplanetary missions and ultra-fast communications systems[2][6].
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