Flight qualified laser transmitters for remote sensing applications from space have progressed significantly over the past decade. More laser-based missions are underway and several are recently launched and on route, under flight build, or being proposed. However, most of the progress made in the solid state laser field has not been solely in the technology front, but more in the design and implementation of existing technologies. Recent events in flight laser performance and delivery have resulted in a more conservative process in the selection of laser-based instruments for space. The result of these efforts will hopefully be an improved rate of success and more flight laser mission awards. An overview of these efforts and some results will be presented as well as current and future work at NASA.
Qualification of Technologies and Lessons Learned from Satellite LIDAR and Altimeter Missions
The Second ESA-NASA Working Meeting on Optoelectronics: Qualifications of Technologies and Lessons Learned from Satellite LIDAR and Altimeter Missions ; 2006 ; Noordwijk, Netherlands
2006-06-21
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Infusion of Autonomy Technologies Into Space Missions: DS1 Lessons Learned
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
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