NASA Laser Communication System in the Works

An illustration of the Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) laser beaming data to Earth. Photo Credit: NASA NASA spacecraft may soon be able to beam their data home to Earth blazingly fast — with lasers! In space, a slow data connection means more than just...
New PISCES Communications System

New PISCES Communications System

The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems, or PISCES, is now armed with new hardware that allows the Center to offer a planetary communications system that is similar to the kind used in a real-life mission to outer space. PISCES Visiting NASA...