NASA takes Lasercom a step forward
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 06:40
in Astronomy & Space
A NASA-developed laser communication (lasercom) system made headlines in 2013 when it demonstrated record-breaking data download and upload speeds to the moon. Now, a NASA optical physicist says he can match those speeds—plus provide never-before-achieved, highly precise distance and speed measurements—all from the same relatively small package.