NASA, for Communications in Space Studies makes serious investments and continues to work on different technologies. It tests laser communications technologies as part of the agency’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program. Several studies are being conducted to test the capacity of this technology.

astronauts Randy Bresnik, Christina Koch, Kjell Lindgren and other NASA employees, photos and videos of cats and other furry friends were sent to astronauts working on the International Space Station.

Of course, the goal isn’t to laugh at videos of cats in space.

Head of NASA’s SCaN program Kevin CogginsIn his statement, he stated that the project was successful in several respects. According to Coggins, this technology could play an important role in future space missions and give team members the opportunity to carry images of their pets with them during trials.

The inspiration for this project was the video “Cat Taters”. NASAs In the Psycho project This video, which traveled millions of miles, attracted attention. This technology will also find a place in broader laser communications initiatives such as LCRD, DSOC and ILLUMA-T.

During the experiment, data was collected in orbit using infrared light signals and lasers. to LCRD forwarded. The data was then transferred to ILLUMA-T on the ISS. NASA thus created the necessary data to transmit data over great distances. Latency/Distortion Tolerant Networks (DTN) It also tested its protocols.