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Next Generation PIAA mirrors were made by Tinsley and are inside the enclosure. Shows dummy set-up uning early PIAA...
How might lasers revolutionize deep space communications? NASA will test high-bandwidth laser (or optical)...
iss054e005568 (12-26-2017) --- View of the Made In Space Fiber Optics Locker installed in ExPRESS (Expedite the...
The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration's flight laser transceiver is shown at NASA's...
iss054e005575 (12-26-2017) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Norishige Kanai poses for a photo...
The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration's flight laser transceiver can be easily...
NASA's Space Optics Manufacturing Technology Center has been working to expand our view of the universe via...
NASA's Space Optics Manufacturing Technology Center has been working to expand our view of the universe via...
This king-size copper disk, manufactured at the Space Optics Manufacturing and Technology Center (SOMTC) at the...
B-roll for media and public use. NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment marked a historic...
This pair of images of the Long Island, New York region is a comparison of an optical photograph (top) and a radar...
A team of engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has designed, fabricated, and tested the first solar...
Animation b-roll for media and public use. NASA’s Psyche mission, scheduled to launch in October 2023, is the first...
A JPL optical technician performs a final inspection and swab cleaning of the front optics of the Mars 2020...
This image illustrates the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST's) Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA). One of the three major...
In this photograph, Vince Huegele of the Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC's) Space Optics Manufacturing...
Take a virtual tour of LCRD's ground and flight modems lab and the optical modules cleanroom at NASA's Goddard Space...
Take a virtual tour of LCRD's ground and flight modems lab and the optical modules cleanroom at NASA's Goddard Space...
This photograph shows Wes Brown, Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC's) lead diamond tuner, an expert in the...
This pair of images from space shows a portion of the southern Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula in the country...
Individuals in attendance who had a hand in the development or servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope pose for a...
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration has successfully concluded after two years,...
The Optical PAyload for Lasercomm Science OPALS flight terminal undergoes testing in a thermal vacuum chamber at...
Optical PAyload for Lasercomm Science OPALS is covered in white thermal blankets awaiting integration with its...