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have you ever tried to download a movie

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with slow internet it buffers and it

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takes forever now imagine trying to

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download movies all the way from space

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the International Space Station's new

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terminal illuma T will use laser

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Communications to demonstrate an

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enhanced way to transmit data in fact

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illuma T can transmit data at a rate

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that would allow you to download a movie

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in under a minute

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the process of sending and receiving

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spacecraft data is known as space

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Communications NASA is enhancing space

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Communications capabilities through the

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power of lasers laser Communications use

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higher data rates to send an increased

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amount of Science and exploration data

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to Earth in a single transmission

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historically we've relied on radio

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frequency Communications to send and

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receive data from space with laser

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Communications we are supplementing that

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method

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laser Communications can help NASA's

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science missions send more information

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and data that is vital to our

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understanding of our planet the solar

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system and beyond

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to prove these groundbreaking

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capabilities NASA is infusing laser

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Communications into multiple missions

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one of these missions is a relay

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satellite known as lcrd

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lcrd launched in 2021 and is NASA's

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first ever laser relay which will

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receive data from illuma T on the space

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station

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together lcrd and Aluma T are NASA's

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first ever end-to-end laser relay system

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demonstrating the benefits of a laser

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communication system

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laser terminals are ideal for Missions

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like the space station because they are

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typically smaller lighter and more

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efficient than comparable Radio Systems

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in 2022 NASA launched another laser

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Communications mission called T-bird to

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demonstrate 200 gigabit per second data

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rates a record-setting rate for the

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agency

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T-bird is a small satellite it's only

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the size of a tissue box and soon NASA

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will launch a laser terminal on Artemis

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2 a crude mission to the Moon

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on board the Orion crew capsule the o2o

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system will send back high resolution

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images and video from the lunar region

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illuma T lcrd T-bird and o2o are only

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the start of how laser Communications

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are Paving the way for advancing our

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scientific discoveries

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NASA is infusing lasers to further

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Advance our Communications capabilities