This demonstration is one of several to better understand the needs for an improved network. This is the deep space vehicle humans will take to and from the Moon. We chatted recently on the podcast with Steve Horowitz about an optical laser communications demonstration planned to be on Orion for Artemis II. So how can we improve the data rates of deep space communications and near-space communications lasers? Now the Deep Space Network’s data rates are limited by the method of transmission radio waves. This reliable network has served NASA and other countries’ deep space missions for decades, and with access to space increasing and more space traffic with modern technologies, this means demand for more data. Just in the past year, we’ve had experts on this podcast to discuss Orion, OSIRIS-Rex, Lucy, and Psyche, all spacecraft that send data back to Earth from the Deep Space Network. Deep space has recently seen a lot of traffic. On this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts, all to let you know what’s going on in the world of human spaceflight and more. Host: (Gary Jordan): Houston, we have a podcast! Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center, Episode 313, “Laser Communications.” I’m Gary Jordan, I’ll be your host today. This episode was recorded on October 24, 2023. On episode 31 3, s pace communication and navigation expert Jason Mitchell discusses laser communications and the ongoing work to understand what future deep space and near space missions might need. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible. From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
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