We've moved! For the latest updates on NASA’s laser communications efforts, please follow us on @NASASCaN! NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program develops & demonstrates space communications tech, like laser comm, to enhance mission capabilities.

Check out this photo of the @NASA_Orion spacecraft undergoing testing @NASAKennedy! Although not shown in this image, the O2O laser comm terminal is mounted to Orion's exterior and could send high-def photos and videos to Earth during #Artemis II.

RT @NASAArtemis: This Veteran’s Day, we salute all who served our country. Thank you.

RT @NASASTEM: This #STEMDay, jump into @NASA research! 🚀 Join us today at 11am ET to learn about pathways for students, educators, and pe…

Remember Taters the Cat? Last week, @NASA's Deep Space Optical Comm (DSOC) demo was named a 2024 #TIMEBestInventions! DSOC, hosted on Psyche, broke records for farthest laser comm transmission ever achieved – most recently at 290 million miles away.

Space lasers might seem like something out of an eerie sci-fi movie, but NASA is using this @NASA_Technology to transmit more data at once! More data = more discoveries. #HappyHalloween

RT @NASA: Our @EuropaClipper, Deep Space Optical Communications, and Advanced Composites Solar Sail System are named among the #TIMEBestInv…

NASA's Low Cost Optical Terminal (LCOT) @NASAGoddard was built from modified commercial parts, showcasing a cost-effective option for laser comm ground terminals. LCOT successfully connected with the TBIRD payload before it concluded its mission. More:

RT @NASASTEM: 📢 Calling all grad students! @NASA_Technology wants to sponsor your research ideas that have significant potential to contr…

Imagine making a field goal from 8 football fields away through 3-foot-wide uprights! 🏈 Recently, @NASASCaN's Low-Cost Optical Terminal (LCOT) made an equivalent connection over laser links! Learn what it could mean for the future of laser comm:

It’s World Space Week! Today’s students are tomorrow’s engineers, innovators, & space explorers. 🌍🚀 Learn more about laser communications with some of our fun @NASASTEM activities!

RT @NASAJPL: Proof we could one day relay data to and from Mars with lasers. Almost a year since launch, the Deep Space Optical Communicat…

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Get in, we’re going to the Moon! @NASAArtemis II will demonstrate laser comm from the Moon using the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System – also known as O2O! O2O could transmit back high-def science data. Learn more:

The @NASASCaN TBIRD demo completed its mission! TBIRD spent the past two years showcasing the viability of laser comm and broke world records. In 2023, TBIRD sent 4.8 terabytes of data in a single 5-min pass at 200 gigabits per second! Learn more:

Did you know @NASASCaN is developing an optical ground terminal for Artemis II? The O2O terminal on @NASAArtemis II will demonstrate laser comm from the Moon! Currently, one of O2O's ground stations is in development at @NASAGoddard's White Sands Complex in New Mexico.

RT @NASAGoddard: Beam me up? We're not quite sending people or animals as particles yet, but this summer, the @NASALaserComm Relay Demonstr…