NASA space probe laser communications demonstration - with cats!

[babysitter]

Psyche, on its way to the main belt to visit the asteroid of the same name, carries a NIR-based deep space optical  communications experiment.

This was successfully demonstrated on december 11th - aptly with a video of a cat chasing a red laser dot:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-tech-demo-streams-first-video-from-deep-space-via-laser

BR
babysitter

[RoGeorge]

Dear NASA, your PR video went full retard.

Never Go Full Retard

[nctnico]

See, cat videos and cat pictures are the universal solution to every problem! 

[SiliconWizard]

Seen that yeah.
Did the NASA guys pick this video to make their project look all cute to tiktok viewers? All bets are open.

[tom66]

Science communication is an art; this is a good thing, it got space science reported in mainstream news which is great.  I like the cat video from NASA and long may they continue.

[Kim Christensen]

Well, they couldn't use the top internet video genre... So a cat video it was. 

[Fryguy]

Well, they couldn't use the top internet video genre... So a cat video it was. 

Yes , they could have used it - i only doubt the name of the actor would be "Taters" and that he would chase a laser dot . . . 

[CJay]

Psyche, on its way to the main belt to visit the asteroid of the same name, carries a NIR-based deep space optical  communications experiment.

This was successfully demonstrated on december 11th - aptly with a video of a cat chasing a red laser dot:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-tech-demo-streams-first-video-from-deep-space-via-laser

BR
babysitter

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