ESA Advances Laser Comms Demonstration With Kepler Contract

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Credit: European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) is moving forward on a program to advance space-based laser communications across multiple orbital planes with a contract to Kepler Communications. Under the €18.5 million ($21.8 million) contract, Kepler will provide a satellite to host payloads from several European...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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