ESA is looking into using lasers to send large amounts of data from geostationary orbit to Earth. It operates the European Data Relay System (EDRS) package
Astronauts on board the International Space Station are connecting straight to Europe at light speed, thanks to the European Data Relay System.
An upgrade to
SpaceDataHighway deploys space laser communications to increase operational flexibility of International Space Station (ISS), allowing more astronauts, scientists and researchers to benefit from a direct link with Europe.
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