... and that's why I bought EOS!
"More importantly, unlike conventional reflectors which only support optical links with the ground from a satellite, EOSCOM's reflectors support to and from all space and ground based laser communications systems." p.1.
From p.2, "These three science missions have been successful, contributing to the pool of technology now being used against major global challenges." Caps mine. "This role LEVERAGES the UNIQUE design elements of EOSCOM in SEVERAL KEY areas." Can one say: Licensing!!
My caps."EOSCOM is the ONLY optical communication test satellite testing and transmit and receive bandwidths of 20Thz in space." Put that in this context. "Almost all space communication today... limited in bandwidth to around 500 Ghz... This LIMIT will be REACHED in the NEXT FEW YEARS.[!]! p.2.
Then there's the quantum computing coming a step closer to reality. Eos more than doubled the Chinese satellite Micius which achieved 1200km, then almost 10x more than previously than ever. That was yesterday, today, "The EOSCOM satellite was designed to allow entanglement teasting over 2500km and these NEW limits will be explored SOON[!]" p.3, with my caps.
EOS's CEO put a bow on it, from p.4, "'In the coming months EOS will be announcing steps to COMMERCIALISE the technology enabled by EOSCOM."' p.4.
Putting the quantum bit into context, I've read a few places where the Tech "Arms Race" has two critical components, AI, and Quantum Computing (one reason being any crypto code can be broken).
Clouds Can Be Conquered
Clouds are comprised of specific elements and chemical structures. the 2 obvious ways to do this are:
1) Use a very powerful beam and turn everything in your way into a plasma.
2) Use a wavelength that isn't absorbed by anything that comprises the cloud.
http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.m...How to make a laser successfully penetrate through clouds - Quora... and...
Thus, one the main goals of LCRD is to find out just how many ground-receiving stations are needed so that at least one can communicate with an orbiting satellite or deep-space probe at all times. (One option for a future laser communication system would be to place relay stations in orbit that could store the deluge of data beamed from distant spacecraft until the line-of-sight with the ground terminal opens up.) Also, LCRD operators will play with interrupting transmissions midstream to see if they can resume them once the clouds roll away. The experiments will try out two different methods for encoding information in lasers—varying the pulses of light, or the light's phase patterns. Israel's team will also maintain a standard radio frequency link between the satellite and the ground so mission operators can control and monitor the status of the experiment.
NASA’s Experimental Laser Communication System - How It Works: LCRD
So, who wants to stand in front of the Future Train?
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PS "Every silver lining lining has a cloud around it," haha
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