NASA laser communication system sets record with data transmissions to and from Moon
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 08:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) has made history using a pulsed laser beam to transmit data over the 239,000 miles between the moon and Earth at a record-breaking download rate of 622 megabits per second (Mbps).