How Do We Communicate With Spacecraft? We Asked a NASA Expert

How Do We Com­mu­ni­cate With Space­craft? We Asked a NASA Expert

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How do we com­mu­ni­cate with space­craft? For decades, satel­lites have beamed data back to Earth by way of radio waves, with a net­work of ground-based anten­nas col­lect­ing the incom­ing infor­ma­tion. Now, we’re explor­ing laser com­mu­ni­ca­tions, tech­nol­o­gy that will allow us to receive more data from far­ther than ever before — faster, too. NASA space com­mu­ni­ca­tions expert Risha George tells us more: 

Pro­duc­ers: Scott Bed­nar, Jes­si­ca Wilde
Edi­tor: James Lucas

Cred­it: NASA



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