Space News: On Monday, NASA sent an HD, high-definition video of a cat to Earth from its spacecraft. It took only 101 seconds to reach Earth. A sophisticated laser communication system was used to send it. According to NASA, it traveled a distance of 3.10 crore km to reach Earth. That is about 80 times greater than the Earth-Moon distance. It is believed that this technology can also be used to send humans to Mars.
The 15-second video features a cat named Taters. This is a video taken from deep space has been streamed and shows that it is possible to transmit from here at the high-data-rates needed to support complex missions like sending humans to Mars. The video was sent to Earth using a laser transceiver, which of NASA Psych Mission It was launched on October 13.
We just streamed the first ultra-HD video brought to you by lasers from deep space. And that’s a video of Taters, a tabby cat.
The test will pave the way for high-data-rate communications in support of the next giant leap: sending humans to Mars. https://t.co/tf2hWxaHWO pic.twitter.com/c1FwybYsxA
— NASA (@NASA) December 19, 2023
The spacecraft was 80 times the distance between the Moon and Earth when the video was sent. “To make this momentous event even more memorable, we decided to work with designers at JPL to create a fun video that showcases the Psych mission,” said Bill Klipsten, project manager of Tech Demo at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). essence of the demo as part of.” Traditionally, space missions rely on radio waves to send and receive data, however, working with lasers has the potential to increase data rates 10 to 100 times.
Why only cat video streamed?
Explaining this, JPL said that it has a historical connection. When Americans became interested in television in the 1920s, they broadcast a statue of Felix the Cat. Apart from this, cats dominate the world of viral internet videos and meme culture.
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First published: December 20, 2023, 08:50 IST