Transporting #data 
at rates up to 100 times higher than radio frequencies by #laser https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-laser-comms-demo-makes-deep-space-record-completes-first-phase/
Brilliant. Our first long-distance space laser communications test is a cat video! Hopefully the aliens aren't dog lovers. 
#Cats #CatsRule #NASA #DSOC #JPL
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67721671
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvJtVOmFs5Q
Laser communication: the future of communicating in space https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/12/laser-communication/ #lasercommunications #communications #featured #illuma-t #science #psyche #laser #other #dsoc #nasa #iss
#Psyche sees first light!
Although still far from its 2029 encounter with the asteroid, the spacecraft opened its eyes (twin cameras) and captured a total of 68 images, all within a star field in the constellation Pisces.
The spacecraft has already set a record by using a laser beam to communicate with Earth in an experiment called Deep Space Optical Communications (#DSOC).
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-psyche-delivers-first-images-and-other-data
The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) in Cassiopeia. A dying star illuminated a shell of expanding gas around 7 light years across 
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10 hours during 3 nights.
Esprit 120, #ZWO ASI2600MM, #ZWO AM5
Long List of Space-related Hashtags & Handles
The keyword hashtag list reached 
55 entries :
#AsteroidMining
#AsteroidThreat
#CelestialBodyLanding
#DSOC (Deep Space Optical Communications)
#HallEffectThruster
#HumanSpaceflight
#HumanSpaceflightBasics
#HumanSpaceflightHealth
#HumanSpaceflightSecurity
#ISRU (in situ resource utilization)
#LaunchCost
#Lunar3dPrinting
#MoonMining
#PrivateSpaceflight
#ReusableLaunchVehicle
#RocketEngine
#RocketScience
#SatelliteImprovement
#SatelliteInternetAccess
#SBSP (Space-based Solar Power)
#SmallSat
#SpaceAgency
#SpaceCommunication
#SpaceCompany
#SpaceCraft
#SpaceColonization
#SpacecraftComparison
#SpacecraftPropulsion
#SpaceDebris
#SpaceEnergy
#SpaceEvent
#SpaceFood
#SpaceForce
#SpaceHabitat
#SpaceHotel
#SpaceIndustry
#SpaceInfrastructure
#SpaceLogistics
#SpaceMaintenance
#SpaceMining
#SpaceNavigation
#SpacePhotography
#SpacePlants
#SpacePolitics
#SpacePort
#SpaceRegulation
#SpaceRobot
#SpaceScience
#SpaceSciFi
#SpaceStation
#SpaceSuit
#SpaceTelescope
#SpaceTourism
#SpaceWelding
#TimeToOrbit
Deep #Space Optical #Communications (#DSOC) is expected to be 292 kbit/s at a distance of 0.4 #AU.The downlink #bandwidth will depend on the ground #telescope 
#diameter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_Optical_Communications#Design
Picture :Transporter known as Otto, designed to #transport ALMA #antennas https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ALMA_transporter_known_as_Otto.jpg
