NASA Sent Cat Videos to Space

NASA, for communication in space studies makes serious investments and continues to work on different technologies. It is testing laser communications technologies as part of the agency’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program. Various studies are being carried out to test the capacity of this technology.

astronauts Randy Bresnik, Christina Koch, Kjell Lindgren and other NASA employees, photos and videos of cats and other furry friends were sent to astronauts working on the International Space Station.

Of course, the goal is not to laugh at videos of cats in space.

Head of NASA’s SCaN program Kevin CogginsIn his statement, he stated that the project was successful in different aspects. According to Coggins, this technology could play an important role in future space missions and will give team members the chance to carry images of their pets during trials.

The inspiration for this project was the “Cat Taters” video. NASA’s In the Psycho project This video, which traveled millions of kilometers, attracted attention. This technology will also find a place in broader initiatives in the field of laser communications, such as LCRD, DSOC and ILLUMA-T.

During the experiment, data was collected in orbit using infrared light signals and lasers. LCRD’ye forwarded. The data was then transferred to ILLUMA-T on the ISS. NASA thus created the necessary data to transmit data across large distances. Latency/Distortion-Tolerant Networking (DTN) It also tested its protocols.