Thales Alenia Space announce that the VERTIGO project has concluded with the successful demonstration of a high-power optical data transmission system at the Thales laboratory in Palaiseau, France.

NASA has previously tested laser communications in space, but Artemis II will be the first crewed mission to attempt such a transmission from deep space. The technology holds the promise of ...

Prysmian Group's qualification testing of the P-Laser and XLPE cable systems has been successfully completed. Prysmian Group has made a significant step in advancing cable technology to enable more ...

Forward-looking: The US space agency will soon send a new, experimental laser communication technology into space that is expected to show potential data transmission rates that are 10 to 100 ...