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ESA and NASA build optical communications link in deep space

NASA's Psyche mission

“NASA's Psyche mission will explore the unique metal-rich asteroid of the same name that could be the exposed metal core of an early planet”, says the ESA (Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU)

Using advanced photonics tech from firms across Europe, the ESA has successfully established a 265-million km transmission link with NASA’s Psyche mission

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