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NASA's Space Laser to Prove Increased Broadband Possible

Posted August 29, 2013 10:41 AM

From TG Daily - Technology, Science, Entertainment and Business News:

When NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) begins operation aboard the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission managed by NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., it will attempt to show two-way laser communication beyond Earth is possible, expanding the possibility of transmitting huge amounts of data. This new ability could one day allow for 3-D High Definition video transmissions in deep space to become routine.

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08/29/2013 10:52 AM

If they are worried about clouds interfering with transmissions, what about space dust, space junk, insects, flocks of birds...?

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