NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) fired the infrared laser - encoded with data for testing - 10 million miles away from the Earth in about 50 seconds.
"Achieving first light is one of many critical DSOC milestones in the coming months, paving the way toward higher-data-rate communications capable of sending scientific information, high-definition imagery and streaming video in support of humanity's next giant leap: sending humans to Mars."
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