NASA has confirmed a significant milestone for its Psyche spacecraft's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment. This technology demonstration aims to test laser-based data links beyond the...
And hitting a moving object in space at that distance for 12 minutes is impressive too! You have to know where the object will be 12 minutes ahead of time all the way. That’s science right there.
Damn, 753 light seconds away (about 12.5 light minutes if my math is correct). 25 mbps is pretty good at that distance. Awesome feat of engineering.
And hitting a moving object in space at that distance for 12 minutes is impressive too! You have to know where the object will be 12 minutes ahead of time all the way. That’s science right there.
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