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NASA's PExT demonstration supports reliable multi-network space communications

NASA’s PExT technology demonstration proves spacecraft can seamlessly switch between government and commercial networks, ...
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NASA to Host Briefing on Laser Communications Demonstration

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 16, to discuss the agency’s upcoming laser communications technology demonstration. Audio of the teleconference will livestream on ...
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

NASA and Johns Hopkins APL Demonstrate First-of-Its-Kind Space Communications

NASA and APL have successfully tested a wideband technology that enabled, for the first time, a spacecraft to communicate ...
Labroots

Astronauts Submit Pet Images for Space Laser Communication Demonstration

NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Christina Koch, and Kjell Lindgren, and other NASA employees recently sent images and videos of their pets to the International Space Station (ISS) via the agency’s ...
SpaceNews

NavCube X-ray Communications Demonstration In Space

Two proven technologies have been combined to create a promising new technology that could meet future navigational challenges in deep space. It also may help demonstrate — for the first time — X-ray ...
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Historic demonstration proves laser communication possible

In the early morning hours of Oct. 18, NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) made history, transmitting data from lunar orbit to Earth at a rate of 622 Megabits-per-second (Mbps). That ...