00:00Have you ever tried to download a movie with slow internet?
00:03It buffers and it takes forever.
00:05Now imagine trying to download movies all the way from space.
00:09The International Space Station's new terminal, Illuma-T,
00:13will use laser communications to demonstrate an enhanced way to transmit data.
00:18In fact, Illuma-T can transmit data at a rate that would allow you to download a movie in under a minute.
00:25The process of sending and receiving spacecraft data is known as space communications.
00:31NASA is enhancing space communications capabilities through the power of lasers.
00:36Laser communications use higher data rates to send an increased amount of science and exploration data to Earth in a single transmission.
00:45Historically, we've relied on radio frequency communications to send and receive data from space.
00:52With laser communications, we are supplementing that method.
00:56Laser communications can help NASA's science missions send more information and data
01:01that is vital to our understanding of our planet, the solar system, and beyond.
01:07To prove these groundbreaking capabilities, NASA is infusing laser communications into multiple missions.
01:15One of these missions is a relay satellite known as LCRD.
01:21LCRD launched in 2021 and is NASA's first-ever laser relay, which will receive data from Illuma-T on the space station.
01:30Together, LCRD and Illuma-T are NASA's first-ever end-to-end laser relay system, demonstrating the benefits of a laser communications system.
01:40Laser terminals are ideal for missions like the space station because they are typically smaller, lighter, and more efficient than comparable radio systems.
01:49In 2022, NASA launched another laser communications mission called T-Bird to demonstrate 200 gigabit per second data rates, a record-setting rate for the agency.
02:00T-Bird is a small satellite. It's only the size of a tissue box.
02:05And soon, NASA will launch a laser terminal on Artemis II, a crewed mission to the moon.
02:10On board the Orion crew capsule, the O2O system will send back high-resolution images and video from the lunar region.
02:18Illuma-T, LCRD, T-Bird, and O2O are only the start of how laser communications are paving the way for advancing our scientific discoveries.
02:29NASA is infusing lasers to further advance our communications capabilities from the International Space Station today and to deep space in the future.
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