NASA announced a successful experiment involving laser communication from deep space – we read on the website of the American space agency. For the first time in history, NASA managed to stream video using a laser from a distance of 31 million km. The short recording featured Taters the cat.
The historic video transmitted by NASA technology from deep space lasted 15 seconds. Scientists encoded them in a near-infrared laser beam and then sent them from the Psyche mission ship. Let us remind you that this is another time when the survey contributed to the implementation of an important task for science. Back in November this year. NASA announced the positive result of the test of a new laser communication system, in which the DSOC system created a laser beam that traveled a distance of 16 million km.
According to scientists, the November achievement will revolutionize communication with spacecraft. The ability to send video recordings in space is also of great importance for science.
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It took 101 seconds for the laser beam to cover a distance of 31 million – says the agency. NASA’s Pam Melroy notes that “this achievement underscores the commitment to advance optical communications as a key element in meeting our future data communications needs.” Increasing data transmission capacity is intended to contribute to achieving goals in the field of space exploration and science. NASA already announces that it will constantly develop interplanetary communication technology.
Watch the recording that covered 31 million km:
Used by scientists to send messages in space Today, the laser is much more effective and faster and interference-free tool against the background of previously used radio waves. Compared to older technology, Laser beams allow data to be transmitted at speeds up to 100 times faster.
Let us recall that the Psyche mission probe, used for interplanetary communication, has been in space since October this year. and will achieve its goal in 2029. During this time, NASA uses an object moving in space to conduct tests of systems like the one with Taters the cat in the video.
Norbert Garbarek, journalist of Wirtualna Polska
2023-12-20 22:22:19
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