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The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, is a laser altimeter that will measure the heights of...
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation, or GEDI, uses advanced laser technology to reveal the makeup of remote...
S65-61777 (8 Dec. 1965) --- Close-up view of a laser transmitter unit which is being used for the Gemini-7 Optical...
The OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) will provide a three-dimensional map of the asteroid's shape, which will allow...
S131-E-007274 (7 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, STS-131 mission specialist, uses a handheld laser...
jsc2021e044614 (6/22/2021) --- A view of the SpaceDuino Qualification Unit prior to final assembly. The electronics...
jsc2022e087163 (11/16/2022) --- Secure Laser Communications between International Space Station and Ground Station...
STS084-357-009 (15-24 May 1997) --- Astronaut Jean-Fran?ois Clervoy, STS-84 payload commander, uses a hand held...
S65-42598 (10 Nov. 1965) --- Douglas S. Idlly, Electromagnetic Systems Branch, Instrumentation and Electronic...
ANDY HARDIN, A PROPULSION ENGINEER AT NASA'S MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, SHOWS A 3-D...
S116-E-05447 (11 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Joan E. Higginbotham, STS-116 mission specialist, uses a handheld laser...
S116-E-05528 (11 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Joan E. Higginbotham, STS-116 mission specialist, uses a handheld laser...
NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier, left of center, meets with Dr. Ed Wilson, engineering professor emeritus...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Vibration and laser testing is being conducted on Ares I-X segments at NASA's Kennedy Space...
NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier, right, being briefed on student-developed precision atmospheric laser...
STS080-370-022 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- Astronaut Tamara E. Jernigan, STS-80 mission specialist, uses a laser...
Particle-image velocimetry (PIV) is performed on the upper surface of a pitching airfoil in the NASA Glenn Icing...
STS112-E-05059 (9 October 2002) --- Astronaut Piers J. Sellers, STS-112 mission specialist, uses a laser ranging...
S124-E-005570 (2 June 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, STS-124 mission...
The SHERLOC instrument is located at the end of the robotic arm on NASA's Mars 2020 rover. SHERLOC (short for...
jsc2023e064876 (10/19/2023) --- NASA’s laser communications demonstration roadmap. ILLUMA-T demonstrates two...
S119-E-006194 (16 March 2009) --- Astronaut John Phillips, STS-119 mission specialist, uses a handheld laser ranging...
ISS038-E-031969 (12 Jan. 2014) --- At the windows in the International Space Station's Cupola, NASA astronaut Rick...
NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier, center, talk with a Harding University student about a miniaturized laser...