On July 7, 2025, theEuropean Space Agency (ESA) achieved a groundbreaking feat in space communications by establishing Europe’s first optical communication link with a spacecraft in deep space. This ...

The deep-space optical communication link could revolutionize how scientists communicate with spacecraft as they explore the ...

ESA established its first deep-space optical communication link with NASA's Psyche mission at 1.8 AU (265 million km) using ground stations in Greece.

Astrolight, working with the European Space Agency (ESA), established the laser communication link using the OGS-1 optical ground station, located near ESA’s Izaña-1 (IZN-1) ground station ...

For deep space missions, however, government-run facilities are the only realistic option. NASA is building a lunar communication system called Lunar Exploration Ground Sites, or LEGS, consisting ...

Faster space communication with record-sensitive receiver Date: October 31, 2024 Source: Chalmers University of Technology Summary: In space exploration, long-distance optical links can now be ...

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TOKYO, Mar 20, 2024--- NEC Corporation and Skyloom Global Corporation have joined forces to revolutionize space communications with the development of cutting-edge optical communication equipment ...

The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) test will be the first demonstration of laser, or optical, communication beyond the Moon and could help ease the way as astronauts return to the Moon ...