NASA is just like the rest of us when it comes to wanting faster wireless data rates. But the space agency has one option that's not likely to be offered by major carriers anytime soon: a prototype laser communications system called OPALS (Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science). The system can transmit laser beams between Earth and orbit that are 100 times narrower than radio waves currently used for orbital communications.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/25/4027740/nasa-test-laser-data-transmission-space-station
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