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NASA laser-based data transmission demonstrates serviceable internet 290 million miles from Earth


In late July, the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) transmitted laser data across 290 million miles from the Psyche spacecraft back to Earth. That's roughly the maximum...

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