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NASA Has a 622 Mbps Data Connection to the Moon

11/01/2013 11:25 AM

Using a laser based communication system, NASA has been able to burst high speed transmissions to and from the LADEE satellite system currently orbiting the moon: http://unbonmotgroundswell.blogspot.com/2013/10/nasa-has-622-mbps-data-connection-to.html
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11/01/2013 11:53 AM

Now the news of government shutdowns and senate scandals and Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan can get to the moon with less delay than ever before.

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11/01/2013 11:57 AM


YES, I am made out of cheese.....

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11/01/2013 12:51 PM

- - - "to AND from" the satellite ? How did they get the new tech installed there ?

lol.

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11/01/2013 1:47 PM

News flash -- already posted on Oct. 24th

http://cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/23538/NASA-Activates-622-Mbps-Laser-Network-Between-the-Earth-and-Moon

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11/01/2013 1:50 PM

Obviously our data links are slower !!!

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11/01/2013 4:34 PM

Sure beats the old ham radio 2 meter EME (Earth Moon Earth) bounce stuff we used to do using Morse code.

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11/01/2013 5:38 PM

Now we are eavesdropping on the MOON? The horror!

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11/01/2013 7:26 PM

No, the aliens simply upped their old dial-up Comcast subscription to high speed Internet.
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11/02/2013 5:07 PM

We want high speed internet...!!....ok, ok.,,,but we'll have to raise your rates..!!

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11/03/2013 1:46 PM

NASA can use anything they like. They can use many parallel channels to increase DATA through put. They are not working on low budget plans. I think it is OK as they are very special people on special missions. I like their results.

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11/04/2013 5:23 AM

They seem a little behind the times:-

http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080813/full/news.2008.1038.html

That's the problem with all these funding cuts.
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