Record-shattering laser-based communication uplink between the moon and Earth
First broadband wireless connection … to the moon: Record-shattering Earth-to-Moon uplink
Date:
May 22, 2014
Source:
The Optical Society
Summary:
Scientists have prepared new details and the first comprehensive overview of the on-orbit performance of their record-shattering laser-based communication uplink between the moon and Earth, which beat the previous record transmission speed last fall by a factor of 4,800.
