Free space optical communication will increase data rates and science returns from deep
space. The Optical to Orion (O2O) project will demonstrate these high-rate links on the …

Ground-based radio-frequency tracking data has historically been the standard for deep-
space navigation of spacecraft. Since the dawn of the space age in the 1960s, the National …

This paper provides an overview of NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration
Project (LCRD), a joint project between NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), the …

Within this paper, we report on an Optimetrics experiment conducted on the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Laser Communication Relay Demonstration …

Advancements in sensor technology onboard satellites combined with frequent launch
opportunities have led to a large volume of data generation in space. The conventional radio …

The Orion Artemis II Optical Communications (O2O) system will demonstrate the operational
utility of laser communications for the first crewed Artemis mission scheduled to launch next …

Since the beginning of the Space Age, NASA has been a leader in developing space
communications and navigation technologies—especially during the Apollo missions to the …

DORA (Deployable Optical Receiver Aperture) is a collaborative project between JPL and
ASU aiming to achieve high-speed connectivity in the cis-lunar communication network …

Science return and high bandwidth communications are key issues to support the foreseen
endeavours on spaceflights to the Moon and beyond. For a given mass, power consumption …

The Laser-Enhanced Mission Communications Navigation and Operational Services
(LEMNOS) office at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) manages two NASA optical …