NASA Streams 4K Video From Plane To Space Station Via Laser

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A Pilatus PC-12 aircraft equipped with a portable laser terminal transmitted 4K video to the International Space Station and back. "Laser communications use infrared light to transmit 10 to 100 times more data faster than radio frequency systems," according to NASA.   Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA |  edited by Steve Spaleta Music: Had Me at Hello (Instrumental Version) by Aiyo / courtesy of Epidemic Sound

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00:30Hello to our crew aboard the International Space Station. Doug Wheelock, Wheels here,

00:36actually on the ground at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio,

00:40and our platform talking over laser comm to the space station. We're very excited about this new

00:46asset that we'll have for our space flyers and just wanted to wish you all greetings.

00:53We're thinking about you and we just wanted to connect via via laser comm and say hello and

01:00and Privyet to my Russian colleagues as well. So thank you so much.

01:04Great to join you aboard the International Space Station.

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