DARPA, the U.S. military’s advanced research agency, is funding space laser projects amid simmering concerns that America’s strategic adversaries are already developing this satellite ...

A 2-watt laser, no brighter than a nightlight, has just delivered data at 1 gigabit per second from a satellite 36,000 ...

The space-based laser communication market has a transformative impact by revolutionizing global communication networks with higher data rates and lower latency.

The global space-based laser communication market is on track to witness substantial growth, with a projected value of $10.72 billion by 2033, up from $3.04 billion in 2023, showcasing a ...

This system consists out of a ground-based laser transmitter and receiver along with a space-based laser transceiver, which for this experiment was positioned at a distance of 31 million ...

The laser system's data transfer speeds do degrade as Psyche gets farther away from Earth. In December 2023, the spacecraft reached downlink rates of "62.5Mbps, 100Mbps, and 267Mbps" while it was ...

The laser communication was the first successful test of NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) system. This next-generation comms link sends information by laser light.

But a higher-energy version of this phenomenon could use a ground- or space-based laser beam to push a lightsail on a spacecraft in a more directed way.

If former President Trump wins the 2024 election and carries out his promise to deploy a modern version of an SDI system, he should order the development of space-based laser weapons.

From Starlink to Kuiper: Global Laser Communication Market Booms with Next-Gen Satellite Networks and Secure Data NeedsDublin, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Space-Based Laser Communication ...

From Starlink to Kuiper: Global Laser Communication Market Booms with Next-Gen Satellite Networks and Secure Data NeedsDublin, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Space-Based Laser Communication ...