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Thursday, October 24, 2013

10/25/13 Tech Article

NASA WILL NOW COMMUNICATE WITH THE MOON WITH LASERS

-In January, NASA sent the Mona Lisa to the moon with lasers and now communication will take place through lasers

-The Luner Laser Communication Demonstration sucessfully tested this laser communication on Thursday

-LADEE is the first laser communication system designed for space

- The previous method, using radio frequency, is reaching its limits so a new method needed to be developed

-The launch for this system is set for January 2017




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