The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) completed the first 18 months of its Experiment Program in December 2023. Geosynchronous-ground experiments to date have included demonstrations of optimetrics and of Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN), and measurements of the effects of the atmosphere on lasercom performance and availability. Future operational scenarios have been emulated. This paper provides an overview and highlights of the first 18 months of LCRD experiments, and a preview of the upcoming experiments, including relaying data to and from the International Space Station.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) Experiment Program: Characterization and Initial Operations


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SPIE Optics & Photonics ; 2024 ; San Francisco, CA, US


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Early Results from NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) Experiment Program

    David J Israel / Bernard L Edwards / Richard L Butler et al. | NTRS


    Early Results from NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) Experiment Program

    David J. Israel / Bernard L. Edwards / Richard L. Butler et al. | NTRS


    Early results from NASA’s laser communications relay demonstration (LCRD) experiment program

    Israel, David J. / Edwards, Bernard L. / Butler, Richard L. et al. | SPIE | 2023



    Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) update and the path towards optical relay operations

    Israel, David J. / Edwards, Bernard L. / Staren, John W. | IEEE | 2017