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Briefing
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- Two Space Missions – NASA announced two space missions to explore feasibility of laser communications in delivering fast broadband speed for deep space missions
- Faster Broadband Connectivity – Can increase current Internet speeds of few megabytes per second using radio wave technology by 10-100 times
- 2019 Mission – Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) mission launching in 2019 will test laser communications in geostationary orbit
- 2023 Mission – Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) mission, which will launch in 2023, will test laser communications across longer distances
- Applications – Can enable NASA researchers to send and gather data, images, and videos faster
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Government (excluding military), Information Technology
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Organization
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NASA
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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February 15, 2017
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