A spacecraft that never runs out of fuel sounds like science fiction, but a team at Texas A&M University has taken a small, literal step toward that goal. In experiments conducted at the university’s ...
Reaching another star is one of the biggest challenges in space exploration. Even the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, is more than four light-years away. With today’s chemical rockets, a journey ...
In 2007, NASA directed the robotic Cassini spacecraft that was then orbiting Saturn to swoop within 2,000 kilometers of the planet. Pictured here, from about 75,000 kilometers out, is the hemisphere ...
A Japanese spacecraft that departed Earth more than a decade ago managed to do something no other spacecraft before it did: perform laser ranging during an asteroid flyby. And this could have major ...
Astrolight and ATMOS Space Cargo Partner to Demonstrate In-Flight Spacecraft-to-Satellite Laser Link
Taylor Jordan Puts a $2.35 Billion Price on NOAA’s New Commercial Data Vehicle. Europe Decides in December Whether to Launch Its Own Astronauts. The Money Comes Later. The ITU’s Outgoing Spectrum ...
The 2027 demonstration will be the first in-flight test of laser communication between a reentry vehicle and a satellite. The system aims to transfer mission data at rates up to 2.5 gigabits per ...
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