Thales Alenia Space announce that the VERTIGO project has concluded with the successful demonstration of a high-power optical data transmission system at the Thales laboratory in Palaiseau, France.

NASA has previously tested laser communications in space, but Artemis II will be the first crewed mission to attempt such a transmission from deep space. The technology holds the promise of ...

Science Space nasa laser NASA will test laser communication to speed up data transmission in space Using faint electromagnetic signals to send and receive digital bits 300 million kilometers away ...