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Earth-to-Moon Laser Tests Could Ignite New Era in Space Comms

2013-08-30 18:56:36| TechNewsWorld

NASA is poised to launch a mission that will use lasers in a test of two-way communications between the Earth and the moon. The Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration will herald a new area of space communications. The LLCD equipment will be on board the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, which will launch Sept. 6 using Orbital Science's Minotaur V rocket.

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