Tests might shape role of laser comms in MDA space efforts

Likely upcoming experiments could help the U.S. Missile Defense Agency determine whether to incorporate laser communications into future space efforts, according to MDA officials. MDA tentatively plans to place a German laser communications terminal on its Near Field InfraRed (NFIRE) satellite...

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