#NASA to test potential 400Mbps laser link for #Mars
The Deep Space Optical Communications (#DSOC) experiment will head off into the void with #Psyche, an #asteroid-chasing probe that is scheduled to blast off on October 5. While they journey toward #16Psyche, a metal-rich asteroid, the DSOC system will spend two years attempting to communicate via laser with two ground stations in Southern California.
https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/10/nasa_to_launch_laser_system/