NASA uses laser link to beam data 140 million miles across space at 25 Mbps
NASA uses laser link to beam data 140 million miles across space at 25 Mbps
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NASA uses laser link to beam data 140 million miles across space at 25 Mbps
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Send a team to install a pair on the voyager probes!
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We might be able to use the same laser to also push the team out there for installation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_propulsion
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I looked it up, Mars is 140million miles away.. pings would suck though
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Great, now we’ll never get that data back
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Damn, 753 light seconds away (about 12.5 light minutes if my math is correct). 25 mbps is pretty good at that distance. Awesome feat of engineering.
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And hitting a moving object in space at that distance for 12 minutes is impressive too! You have to know where the object will be 12 minutes ahead of time all the way. That's science right there.
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Yeah but think about that lag.
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Just always peek. Build for movement speed.
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This has been one of the quieter technologies NASA has been working on for years now, but it’s really exciting to see how well it’s working! The potential benefits it offers could be game changing!