Earth Receives Laser-Beamed Message from Deep Space
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NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) achieved a historic milestone by successfully beaming an infrared laser encoded with data from its unmanned Psyche spacecraft, located 10 million miles away, to Southern California in just 50 seconds. This breakthrough, the farthest demonstration of optical communications ever, marks a significant step towards sending astronauts to Mars. The successful laser demonstration opens up possibilities for higher-data-rate communications, aiding human and robot missions, and enabling the exploration of deep space.
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