Wednesday, 23 October 2013

NASA Has a 622 Mbps Data Connection–to the Moon




NASA Has a 622 Mbps Data Connection–to the Moon
Oct 23rd 2013, 18:00, by Jamie Condliffe
nasa-moonNASA has smashed its record for transmitting data to and from the moon. Now, it boasts a frankly amazing 622Mbps transfer speed to the rock that circles our little planet. The Agency is able to achieve that using lasers—instead of radio waves—to transmit data between its ground station in New Mexico and a spacecraft that’s [...]
    






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