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Theresa Hitchens on March 08, 2021 at 4:51 PM
Laser interlinks for satellites, JAXA image
WASHINGTON: As DoD eyes low-cost satellite constellations to provide resilient communications, a crucial bottleneck has emerged: reliable optical data links both between satellites in space and from space to the ground.
“Think about it, getting a laser beam on a spacecraft to point to a laser receiver on another spacecraft accurately enough with the right power levels, the right waveforms etc.,– it’s not an easy thing,” Nick Bucci, vice president of program development at General Atomics said in an interview. ” And to be able to do that reliably at range is a difficult challenge.”
Guitarist Vinnie Moore on Why Delaware Feels Like Home
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Star guitarist Vinnie Moore has toured the world for decades, but Delaware’s ‘mojo’ always draws him home.
Home is where the heart is, or so the saying goes, and renowned guitarist Vinnie Moore embodies that very concept. No matter where he plies his trade in the world, the lifelong Delaware resident says he always returns to his roots.
The secret to Delaware’s continued appeal is simple, in Moore’s view. “It’s probably the mojo of the Delaware River,” he says. “I grew up right outside New Castle, and there’s a lot of history there, especially with all those old buildings. All that shapes who you are as a person, and the way you think.”