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ITT Space Systems Wins NASA Laser Contract

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ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 2, 2014 — NASA has enlisted ITT Space Systems to develop an optical assembly that will ultimately validate high-speed laser transmission of data from Earth’s orbit and deep space. As part of the $6.2 million, 15-month Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) project, ITT will build two optical assemblies that will act as commercial satellite payloads prior to ground validation testing and a 2017 launch date. The assemblies will be integrated into modules that will transmit and receive data through free space. LCRD will demonstrate optical communications relay services between...Read full article

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    Published: April 2014
    Glossary
    bandwidth
    The range of frequencies over which a particular instrument is designed to function within specified limits. See also fiber bandwidth.
    near-infrared
    The shortest wavelengths of the infrared region, nominally 0.75 to 3 µm.
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