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NASA demonstrates Laser Communications on ISS with ILLUMA-T Payload

NASA is set to showcase the potential of laser communications for space missions with the launch of the ILLUMA-T payload to the International Space Station (ISS) this November. This innovative technology will significantly enhance data transmission capabilities, offering faster and more efficient communication between the ISS and Earth, benefiting researchers and space exploration.NASA is advancing laser communication technology through missions like ILLUMA-T (Integrated Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal) to improve data transmission from space.Laser communications use invisible infrared light to enable higher data rates, allowing spacecraft to send more data back to Earth in a single transmission, benefiting researchers.ILLUMA-T...
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NASA SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts safely splash down in Atlantic after 170 days in orbit

NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts, who spent 170 days in orbit aboard the Dragon spacecraft… NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts, who spent 170 days in orbit aboard the Dragon spacecraft, completed the agency's fourth commercial crew mission to the International Space Station by safely splashing down the coast of Jacksonville, Florida on Friday.NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti returned to Earth in a parachute-assisted splashdown at 4:55 p.m. EDT. Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and astronauts. After returning to shore, all astronauts will fly to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Cristoforetti then will board a plane to Europe. "Welcome home Crew-4! This interna...
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How NASA will destroy International Space Station

NASA already has set plans in motion to destroy the International Space Station after decades of service. Here’s how it will be achieved. Earlier this year, NASA had confirmed plans to destroy the International Space Station after nearly 25 years of service. The ISS will be destroyed in less than 10 years in a planned manner. Launched in 1998, the International Space Station will meet its end in an ocean in one of the most remote places on Earth. But why is NASA doing so? Well, the ISS has been functioning for 24 years and it isn't expected to last forever. NASA is engaging in impact prevention to destroy the ISS systematically so that it does not rain down on Earth like a giant asteroid, but splashes down in the ocean where...