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SDA contracts GA-EMS to demonstrate space-to-air optical communication 03 Jun 2021 (Last Updated June 3rd, 2021 16:40)
During the experiment, the LEO-based spacecraft will try to establish communication with an airborne MQ-9 UAV.
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LINCS spacecraft is being prepared for its delivery to Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral. Credit: General Atomics.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has received a contract to demonstrate space-to-air optical communication using its Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System (LINCS) and a MQ-9 Reaper.
The contract to conduct space-to-air optical communication experiment was awarded by the US Space Development Agency (SDA).
SDA is the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) constructive disruptor for space acquisition.