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The Heat is On! NASA’s “Flawless” Heat Shield Demo Passes the Test
A little more than a year ago, a NASA flight test article came screaming back from space at more than…
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comm Demo Sends, Receives First Data
DSOC, an experiment that could transform how spacecraft communicate, has achieved ‘first light,’ sending data via laser to and from…
True Blue: High-Power Propulsion for Gateway
The blue hue of the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) is seen inside a vacuum chamber at NASA’s Glenn Research…
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft, Optical Comms Demo En Route to Asteroid
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is on its voyage to an asteroid of the same name, a metal-rich world that could tell…
5 Things to Know About NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Oct. 12, 2023, with a new target launch date. Slated to launch on Oct. 13…
Spacecraft Bus for Satellite Servicing Mission Arrives at NASA Goddard
Spacecraft Bus for Satellite Servicing Mission Arrives at NASA Goddard
NASA to Discuss Optical Communications Demo Riding With Psyche
Launching with the NASA mission on Oct. 5, the technology demonstration will test high-bandwidth optical communications in deep space for…
NASA’s Oxygen-Generating Experiment MOXIE Completes Mars Mission
Riding with the Perseverance rover, the instrument has proved to be a viable technology for astronauts on Mars to produce…
NASA to Demonstrate Laser Communications from Space Station
In 2023, NASA is sending a technology demonstration known as the Integrated LCRD Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier…
NASA’s Deep Space Communications to Get a Laser Boost
The agency is testing technologies in space and on the ground that could increase bandwidth to transmit more complex science…
NASA Partners with American Companies on Key Moon, Exploration Tech
NASA has selected 11 U.S. companies to develop technologies that could support long-term exploration on the Moon and in space…
NASA’s Psyche Mission Enters Home Stretch Before Launch
Engineers and technicians at Cape Canaveral are preparing the Psyche spacecraft for liftoff, which is slated for Oct. 5.
NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne Put Gateway Thruster System to the Test
Testing of Gateway’s revolutionary propulsion system, known as the Advanced Electric Propulsion System, begins at NASA’s Glenn Research Center.
NASA’s Laser Communications Relay: A Year of Experimentation
NASA’s first two-way laser relay system completed its first year of experiments on June 28 – a milestone for a…
Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC)
Tried-and-tested deep space radio frequency communications systems are approaching their bandwidth limit. Yet future space missions are expected to transmit…