{"id":579624,"date":"2023-12-13T12:23:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=579624"},"modified":"2023-12-18T09:19:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T14:19:25","slug":"nasas-space-station-laser-comm-terminal-achieves-first-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/space-comms\/nasas-space-station-laser-comm-terminal-achieves-first-link\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">3 Min Read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA\u2019s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 61% 29%; object-position: 61% 29%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg 8256w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jsc2023e064874orig.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"hds-caption maxw-mobile desktop:padding-x-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0 color-carbon-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><figcaption>NASA\u2019s ILLUMA-T payload at Goddard Space Flight Center fully tested and integrated prior to its delivery to Kennedy Space Center. <\/figcaption><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credits: <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system on Dec. 5, 2023. Together, they complete NASA\u2019s first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-nasas-laser-communications-relay-demonstration\/\">LCRD<\/a> (Laser Communications Relay Demonstration) and the new space station demonstration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/space-comms\/nasas-first-two-way-end-to-end-laser-communications-system\/\">ILLUMA-T<\/a> (Integrated LCRD Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal), successfully exchanged data for the first time. LCRD and ILLUMA-T are demonstrating how a user mission, in this case the space station, can benefit from a laser communications relay located in geosynchronous orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/illuma-t-to-lcrd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/illuma-t-to-lcrd.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s ILLUMA-T payload communicating with LCRD over laser signals\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/illuma-t-to-lcrd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/illuma-t-to-lcrd.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/illuma-t-to-lcrd.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/illuma-t-to-lcrd.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/illuma-t-to-lcrd.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/illuma-t-to-lcrd.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/illuma-t-to-lcrd.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/illuma-t-to-lcrd.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/illuma-t-to-lcrd.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s ILLUMA-T payload communicating with LCRD over laser signals.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Dave Ryan<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Laser communications, also known known as optical communications, uses infrared light rather than traditional radio waves to send and receive signals. The tighter wavelength of infrared light allows spacecraft to pack more data into each transmission. Using laser communications greatly increases the efficiency of data transfer and can lead to a faster pace of scientific discoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A quad like graphic showing the Benefits of Laser Communications. In order: Efficient, Lighter, Secure, Flexible.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image-89.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The benefits of laser communications: more efficient, lighter systems, increased security, and more flexible ground systems.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Dave Ryan<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Nov. 9, NASA\u2019s SpaceX 29th commercial resupply services mission launched cargo and new science experiments, including ILLUMA-T, to the space station. Following its arrival, the payload was installed onto the station\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/structure\/elements\/japan-kibo-laboratory\"> Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and uncrewed Dragon spacecraft lift off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A for NASA and SpaceX's 29th resupply services mission to the International Space Station.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 20% 16%; object-position: 20% 16%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/crs-29-liftoff.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, on the company\u2019s 29th commercial resupply services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:28 p.m. EST. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">SpaceX<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>ILLUMA-T and LCRD are a part of the NASA Space Communications and Navigation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/communicating-with-missions\/\">SCaN<\/a>) program\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/somd\/space-communications-navigation-program\/whats-next-the-future-of-nasas-laser-communications\/\">effort to demonstrate<\/a> how laser communications technologies can significantly benefit science and exploration missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cILLUMA-T\u2019s first link with LCRD \u2013 known as first light – is the latest demonstration proving that laser communications is the future.\u201d said Dr. Jason Mitchell, director of SCaN\u2019s Advanced Communications and Navigation Technology division. \u201cLaser communications will not only return more data from science missions, but could serve as NASA\u2019s critical, two-way link to keep astronauts connected to Earth as they explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full margin-left-auto margin-right-auto hds-media-align-inline hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-video\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full flex-column\"><div class=\"hds-video-container width-full embed-container\"><video title=\"illuma-t-first-light\" id=\"nasa-plus-sJOED\" class=\"video-js video-player vjs-fluid width-full\" data-setup='{\"controls\":true,\"preload\":\"auto\",\"plugins\":{\"mux\":{\"debug\":false,\"data\":{\"env_key\":\"91nns8oppqdfqc44lgo4b1gni\",\"player_name\":\"www.nasa.gov Player\",\"video_name\":\"illuma-t-first-light\"}}}}'  ><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illuma-t-first-light.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p><\/video><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-media-caption hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"><div>NASA's ILLUMA-T payload achieved First Light with LCRD. In this video, Matt Magsamen explains the First Light milestone. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Shortly after space station installation, operation engineers began conducting on-orbit testing to ensure the ILLUMA-T payload operated nominally. Now, it is communicating with LCRD, a relay launched in 2021 that has conducted over 300 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/tech-demonstration\/nasas-laser-communications-relay-a-year-of-experimentation\/\">experiment configurations<\/a> to help NASA refine laser communications technologies. LCRD and ILLUMA-T are exchanging data at 1.2 gigabits-per-second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have demonstrated that we can overcome the technical challenges for successful space communications using laser communications. We are now performing operational demonstrations and experiments that will allow us to optimize our infusion of proven technology into our missions to maximize our exploration and science,\u201d said David Israel, a NASA space communications and navigation architect.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/microsoftteams-image-12-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/microsoftteams-image-12-2.png?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA's Laser Communications Roadmap. This image includes the 2013 LLCD mission, the 2021 LCRD mission, the 2022 TBIRD mission, the 2023 DSOC mission, the 2023 ILLUMA-T mission, and the 2024 O2O mission.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/microsoftteams-image-12-2.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/microsoftteams-image-12-2.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/microsoftteams-image-12-2.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/microsoftteams-image-12-2.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/microsoftteams-image-12-2.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/microsoftteams-image-12-2.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/microsoftteams-image-12-2.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/microsoftteams-image-12-2.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/microsoftteams-image-12-2.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA’s Laser Communications Roadmap: Demonstrating laser communications capabilities on multiple missions in a variety of space regimes.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Dave Ryan<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The LCRD experiments are conducted with industry, academia, and other government agencies. ILLUMA-T is now LCRD\u2019s first in-space user experiment. NASA is still <a href=\"https:\/\/esc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/projects\/LCRD?tab=opportunities%20for%20experimenters\" rel=\"noopener\">accepting experiments to work with LCRD<\/a>. Interested parties should contact <a href=\"mailto:lcrd-experiments@nasa.onmicrosoft.com\">lcrd-experiments@nasa.onmicrosoft.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>ILLUMA-T is funded by NASA\u2019s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The payload is managed by NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Partners include the International Space Station program office at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For more information: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.gov\/scan\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>https:\/\/nasa.gov\/scan<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-about-the-author nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-about-the-author\"><div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-x-0 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black padding-top-3\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-4\"><h3 class=\"heading-14\">About the Author<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-row grid-container padding-x-0 maxw-widescreen\"><div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-9\"><div class=\"grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-author-thumbnail mobile:circle-6 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/tech-demonstration\/nasas-laser-communications-relay-a-year-of-experimentation\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image_89_0.png?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image_89_0.png 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/microsoftteams-image_89_0.png?resize=300,169 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">6 min read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"related-article-title\">NASA\u2019s Laser Communications Relay: A Year of Experimentation<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md color-carbon-60\">NASA\u2019s first two-way laser relay system completed its first year of experiments on June 28…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 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Together, they complete NASA\u2019s first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system. 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