According to the US space agency, the main subject of the first laser-transmitted film from deep space is an orange cat by the name of Taters. The 15-second footage was transmitted to Earth from 30 million kilometers in orbit by NASA’s Psyche mission. Taters may be seen pursuing a red laser light in the video. The footage took less than two minutes to get to Palomar Observatory at Caltech. It’s referred to as ultra high definition video quality. It was transmitted at the top speed of 267 megabits per second on the test system. NASA uploaded the footage to Psyche’s laser communication experiment before to the spacecraft’s October launch to investigate a rare metal asteroid. At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, the mission team chose to use the three-year-old cat of one of the employees.
This week, NASA shared the video that was transmitted to Earth on December 11. According to project manager Ryan Rogalin, the test sent the movie more quickly than most internet connections on Earth. As it gets ready to send men to the moon and even Mars, NASA aims to enhance communications from deep space. The goal of the laser test is to transmit data at up to 100 times the speed of the radio technologies that are now in use by spacecraft that are distant from Earth. As Psyche approaches the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, more tests are scheduled. But according to JPL, Taters will no longer be appearing. Joby Harris works in JPL’s DesignLab as an art director. Although he couldn’t be more delighted, he doesn’t want his cat’s recent notoriety to get to him. Harris wrote in an email on Tuesday, “I’m celebrating his spotlight with him but making sure he keeps his paws on the carpet.
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