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NASA says the results of its Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration’s (LLCD) 30-day test prove that laser communications are practical for space applications at a distance of a quarter of a million miles and that such a system could perform as well, if not better, than any NASA radio system.

NASA’s Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) experiment made history yesterday as it beamed data back to Earth from lunar orbit at the unprecedented speed for a space mission of 622 megabits per second (Mbps).