Space lasers aren’t just science fiction – but their reality may be different than what you expect. Data transmission via laser (also known as optical comms) has the potential to revolutionize deep space communications by enabling ultra high-definition video and complex science data transfer across the solar system at data rates 10-100x higher than radio frequencies. Join us for a live talk about the Deep Space Optical Communications experiment that is traveling aboard #MissionToPsyche. https://

This #STIoftheWeek will bring you up to speed on "NASA's Optical Communications Programs" - the way we communicate in space, and the growing interest in laser communications to stay connected. View the NASA Goddard presentation at #NTRS! > https://go.nasa.gov/2wlJely | NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program