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NASA Laser Communications

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Official home of NASA's laser communications technology, posting mission updates on LCRD, TBIRD, ILLUMA-T, O2O, and DSOC.

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This summer, NASA Space Communications and Navigation interns are advancing space communications and navigation capabilities - including laser comm!

Jacob Krell created a digital model of NASA Goddard's Low-Cost Optical Terminal (LCOT), which will lead to more ground stations around the world.

This summer, @NASASCaN interns are advancing space communications and navigation capabilities - including laser comm! #NASAIntern Jacob Krell created a digital model of @NASAGoddard's Low-Cost Optical Terminal (LCOT), which will lead to more ground stations around the world.
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You’ve got questions—we’ve got NASA internships: 🤝

Join us on July 27 for at 1pm EDT (1700 UTC) to ask us anything about internships with past and present interns. Plus, we’ll take questions in Spanish with NASA en español.

See you there: reddit.com/r/nasa/

You’ve got questions—we’ve got NASA internships: 🤝 Join us on July 27 for #NationalInternDay at 1pm EDT (1700 UTC) to ask us anything about internships with past and present interns. Plus, we’ll take questions in Spanish with @NASA_es. See you there: reddit.com/r/nasa/
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Are the vibes right? ILLUMA-T says yes!

Our ILLUMA-T payload just passed vibration testing in a NASA Goddard cleanroom. Vibration testing ensures the payload can withstand the rigors of a rocket launch.

ILLUMA-T will demo the benefits of laser comm from the International Space Station.

Are the vibes right? ILLUMA-T says yes! Our ILLUMA-T payload just passed vibration testing in a @NASAGoddard cleanroom. Vibration testing ensures the payload can withstand the rigors of a rocket launch. ILLUMA-T will demo the benefits of laser comm from the @Space_Station.
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Many of the engineers who worked on NASA's first two-way laser relay, LCRD, are now developing ILLUMA-T!

ILLUMA-T is headed to the International Space Station to demonstrate laser communications between the orbiting laboratory and the LCRD relay in geosynchronous orbit.

Many of the engineers who worked on NASA's first two-way laser relay, LCRD, are now developing ILLUMA-T! ILLUMA-T is headed to the International Space Station to demonstrate laser communications between the orbiting laboratory and the LCRD relay in geosynchronous orbit.
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Feeling creative? Have a boring meeting you need to listen to? Color!

To get excited for ILLUMA-T's launch to the International Space Station, we created some fun coloring sheets. Learn how ILLUMA-T will demo laser communications while getting creative.

To download: go.nasa.gov/3PK6NhS

Feeling creative? Have a boring meeting you need to listen to? Color! To get excited for ILLUMA-T's launch to the @Space_Station, we created some fun coloring sheets. Learn how ILLUMA-T will demo laser communications while getting creative. To download: go.nasa.gov/3PK6NhS
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NASA SCaN intern Emma Friedman brings her passion for space and writing together in her role NASA Goddard. Learn how Emma is creating exciting content for NASA Laser Communications payload going on the NASA Artemis II mission.

Want to intern with SCaN? go.nasa.gov/44IHMaY

NASA SCaN intern Emma Friedman brings her passion for space and writing together in her role @NASAGoddard. Learn how Emma is creating exciting content for @NASALaserComm payload going on the @NASAArtemis II mission. Want to intern with SCaN? go.nasa.gov/44IHMaY
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The NASA Space Communications and Navigation team is putting laser comm terminals on multiple missions to demo the data benefits these systems can provide to spacecraft, including the International Space Station!

Learn about the laser comm demo headed to the International Space Station: go.nasa.gov/3M2nFNp

The @NASASCaN team is putting laser comm terminals on multiple missions to demo the data benefits these systems can provide to spacecraft, including the International Space Station! Learn about the laser comm demo headed to the @Space_Station: go.nasa.gov/3M2nFNp
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Blue, white, and .... infraRED...Happy 4th of July!

Did you know the lasers used for laser communications are made up of infrared light and are invisible to the human eye? Learn more about some recent laser comm experiments NASA Space Communications and Navigation conducted here: go.nasa.gov/3PzQfco

Blue, white, and .... infraRED...Happy 4th of July! Did you know the lasers used for laser communications are made up of infrared light and are invisible to the human eye? Learn more about some recent laser comm experiments @NASASCaN conducted here: go.nasa.gov/3PzQfco
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A year ago NASA's laser comm relay - LCRD - started conducting experiments to help the aerospace industry and NASA Space Communications and Navigation refine this unique NASA Technology. Experiments include testing adaptive optics systems, understanding cloud impact, and more! Read: go.nasa.gov/3PzQfco

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To build the O2O laser comm terminal for the Orion Spacecraft capsule, NASA Space Communications and Navigation engineers worked with II teams at NASA's Johnson Space Center! Hear from the O2O project manager in the most recent episode of Houston, We Have a Podcast. go.nasa.gov/42UPk9o

To build the O2O laser comm terminal for the @NASA_Orion capsule, @NASASCaN engineers worked with #Artemis II teams at @NASA_Johnson! Hear from the O2O project manager in the most recent episode of Houston, We Have a Podcast. go.nasa.gov/42UPk9o
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II will send crew around the Moon and back to Earth, but that's not all. This mission will also bring us 4K views of the NASA Moon using a laser communication system called Optical to Orion (O2O).

Learn more about O2O on this episode of >> go.nasa.gov/3Xw10hJ

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What do lasers and photography have in common?

On this week’s , a project lead walks us through a new laser communication system that will be tested on the II mission to the Moon to drastically increase deep space data rates. go.nasa.gov/42UPk9o

What do lasers and photography have in common? On this week’s #HWHAP, a project lead walks us through a new laser communication system that will be tested on the #Artemis II mission to the Moon to drastically increase deep space data rates. go.nasa.gov/42UPk9o
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When II goes to the Moon, the O2O laser comm terminal will be capable of sending back 4K video - depending on the weather of course! Here is a 4K video of the Earth from the International Space Station to show you what high-res video could mean for the Moon. go.nasa.gov/448vpVx

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The laser communications terminal going on II - O2O - was featured in This Week at NASA! Check out the video below to learn more about laser communications and other cool NASA efforts.

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As the Associate Lead for Optical and Quantum Lincoln Laboratory, Bryan Robinson has worked on many NASA laser comm missions, including the 2013 LLCD and 2021 LCRD payloads. Bryan is now leading MIT-LL optical terminal development for NASA Space Communications and Navigation’s future laser terminals – O2O and ILLUMA-T.

As the Associate Lead for Optical and Quantum @MITLL, Bryan Robinson has worked on many NASA laser comm missions, including the 2013 LLCD and 2021 LCRD payloads. Bryan is now leading MIT-LL optical terminal development for @NASASCaN’s future laser terminals – O2O and ILLUMA-T.
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The II mission will test laser communications technologies for potential future crewed spaceflight.

The NASA Laser Communications terminal — O2O — just arrived to NASA's Kennedy Space Center to be integrated with the Orion Spacecraft spacecraft. go.nasa.gov/3CqkDy1

The #Artemis II mission will test laser communications technologies for potential future crewed spaceflight. The @NASALaserComm terminal — O2O — just arrived to @NASAKennedy to be integrated with the @NASA_Orion spacecraft. go.nasa.gov/3CqkDy1
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*Status Update*

The laser comm terminal going on the NASA Artemis II mission arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for integration into the Orion capsule! The O2O terminal will enable the crewed mission to send back more data to Earth than traditional radio systems.

Learn more:…

*Status Update* The laser comm terminal going on the @NASAArtemis II mission arrived at @NASAKennedy for integration into the Orion capsule! The O2O terminal will enable the crewed mission to send back more data to Earth than traditional radio systems. Learn more:…
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Laser comm systems can transfer data to and from space more efficiently than traditional radio wave systems! NASA Space Communications and Navigation is putting laser comm demos onto multiple missions to show how this can benefit science missions.

Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3ChlMaU

Laser comm systems can transfer data to and from space more efficiently than traditional radio wave systems! @NASASCaN is putting laser comm demos onto multiple missions to show how this can benefit science missions. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3ChlMaU
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Today, 40 NASA Space Communications and Navigation interns join the NASA Goddard Near Space Network! These interns will work on laser comm terminals, cloud-based solutions, mathematical frameworks, and more. Each will contribute to the future of NASA space communications. Follow along to learn more!

Today, 40 @NASASCaN interns join the @NASAGoddard Near Space Network! These interns will work on laser comm terminals, cloud-based solutions, mathematical frameworks, and more. Each will contribute to the future of NASA space communications. Follow along to learn more!
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The International Space Station is a hub for research and experimentation! Later this year, NASA Space Communications and Navigation will send ILLUMA-T to the station where it will demonstrate the benefits laser communications can have for missions sending large quantities of science data back to Earth.

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