The 29th commercial resupply services mission (CRS-29) to the International Space Station launches tonight. Among other things, it will deliver ILLUMA-T, a #laserCommunications terminal that will be used to experiment with communications to the ground via the #LCRD laser communications relay satellite. More information about ILLUMA-T can be found here:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/illumat/

Launch currently looks like it's scheduled for 8:28 pm. It will be live streamed, and there are several ways to watch it (1/2).

#NASA #IllumaT #SpaceCommunications #spacecomms #ISS #lasercom #lasercomm #lasercomms

Exciting! #tychomission is taking part in #esa's #Moonlight call-for-ideas enabling use cases on the #Moon with a lunar communications & navigation service #LCNS. What do you think about our #space #lasercomms supporting crewed exploration from everywhere www.tiny.cc/tycho4moonlight?

Only 1day left to submit your #CubeSat abstract for our #IAASmallSat Symposium at #IAC2020 @iafastro! The @IAC2020 is the place to be & present your #SmallSat @Megaconstellati, #deepspace science, #lasercomms, #Microlauncher & #groundstation network. We wait for you @IAASmallSat!

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