The First Gigabit Laser Link Between an Aircraft and a Geostationary Satellite Has Been Achieved
Hrvoje Milakovic
A groundbreaking demonstration has shown that laser communications can deliver high-speed data between a moving aircraft and a satellite far above Earth. The European Space Agency teamed up with Airbus Defence and Space, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research known as TNO, and German specialist TESAT to make this happen. During test flights over...