European Space Agency and Airbus are testing LASER data networks in space.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has partnered with AIRBUS Defense and Space to send data between satellites using lasers. This data transmission was a proof-of-concept in what they are calling the “SpaceDataHighway”.  This is a significant undertaking as most satellites are good at a number of jobs, but lack the stationary orbit to send data […]

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