"Hello, World" – Video beamed from ISS using laser-based communications

While the International Space Station may be mankind’s outpost for the conquest of space, it still leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to a decent YouTube connection. That’s because, for all its sophistication, the station’s communications system is still based on 1960s radio technology and has all the bandwidth of a soda straw. That changed this week as NASA took a step into the video age with the test of its Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) demonstrator, which saw a laser used to beam a video to Earth in seconds instead of the usual minutes... Continue Reading "Hello, World" – Video beamed from ISS using laser-based communications



Section: Space



Tags: Communications, International Space Station, Laser, NASA, Test, Video



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