Friday, 16 October 2015

AIMing a light across millions of kilometres

IRON AND ICE
AIMing a light across millions of kilometres
Paris (ESA) Oct 15, 2015 - Imagine beaming a light across millions of kilometres of empty space, all the way back to Earth. ESA's proposed Asteroid Impact Mission is intended to do just that: demonstrate laser communications across an unprecedented void. The Asteroid Impact Mission, or AIM, undergoing detailed design ahead of a final go/no-go decision by ESA's Ministerial Council in December 2016, is a deep-space te ... more


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