NASA's deep-space laser comms demo has left the chat

In comparison, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) can manage [PDF] around 0.5 Mbps at a maximum distance from Earth ...
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Could a Government Shutdown Stall NASA’s Moonshot?

Would the next giant leap to the Moon be delayed not by a technical glitch, but by a Washington budget stalemate? With time running out to the close of the fiscal year, NASA is facing the increasing ...