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NASA's Psyche Crafts Future of Space Communications with Laser Test

9/29/2025

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft successfully tested the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) system, sending an infrared laser from 494 million kilometers.
The DSOC test marks an advance in space communications and may aid Mars missions.
Psyche transmitted 13.6 terabytes, including HD video at 267 Mbps.
The mission to an asteroid is planned to arrive in 2029 and currently uses radio downlink.

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Story summary

NASA's Psyche spacecraft successfully tested the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) system, sending an infrared laser from 494 million kilometers.
The DSOC test marks an advance in space communications and may aid Mars missions.
Psyche transmitted 13.6 terabytes, including HD video at 267 Mbps.
The mission to an asteroid is planned to arrive in 2029 and currently uses radio downlink.