NASA Fires Communication Laser 10 Million Miles Into Space For First Time

Illustration of the DSOC flight laser transceiver communicating with the ground systems. NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment is set to transform how spaceships communicate after the unprecedented success of sending data via laser to and from far beyond the Moon. PHOTO BY NASA/SWNS  

Scientists have fired a communication laser 10 million miles for the first time.

NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment is set to transform how spaceships communicate after the unprecedented success of sending data via laser to and from far beyond the Moon.