NASA has achieved a groundbreaking feat with its Psyche spacecraft, breaking records by transmitting a laser message from 225 million kilometers away in space to Earth. Launched in October 2023, the Psyche spacecraft has set a new milestone in space communication. Here are the details of this remarkable achievement!
The Psyche spacecraft, launched with the goal of studying and exploring the origins of planetary cores by orbiting the metal asteroid 16 Psyche, is equipped with the 'Deep Space Optical Communication Technology' developed by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
Previously, NASA had used only radio waves to communicate with missions venturing beyond Earth. However, in April, NASA's Deep Space Optical Communication Transceiver aboard the Psyche spacecraft successfully transmitted from a distance equivalent to 1.5 times the distance between Earth and the Sun, approximately 140 million miles (225 million kilometers).
The Psyche spacecraft, launched in 2023 and proving the ability to send messages from deep space using lasers, signifies a significant achievement for the scientific community. This success could enable future spacecraft to utilize optical communication.
The laser message transmitted from 225 million kilometers away to Earth by the Deep Space Optical Communication transceiver aboard the Psyche spacecraft could be a pioneer in technological advancements.
This notable development could enable faster and more complex data transmission, facilitating the transmission of high-resolution images and videos at higher data rates.