The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration's flight laser transceiver is shown at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California in April 2021, before being integrated with NASA's Psyche spacecraft.
Credit: NASA
The European Space Agency says it has made the first optical communications connection between a ground station and NASA’s Psyche mission. The link established July 7 spanned 265 million km (165 million mi.) and connected an ESA ground station in Greece with the Deep Space Optical Communications...
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