It would not start with the proposed test of the MIRACL laser against the third Miniature Sensor Technology Integration (MSTI-3) satellite. (For that matter, these assets were used in an inconclusive low-power laser test last April.) And it assuredly would not stop if the Clinton Administration chooses not to conduct the high-power experiment now being proposed by the Army.

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Going forward, the LLCD will play a vital part in NASA's 2017 Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, a key test of laser-based relay comms in future missions.

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And an optical mission to test laser relay capabilities from earth geosynchronous (GEO) orbit will soon follow.

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This summer, Stephen Sweeney and his colleagues will test a laser that would do the job which Asimov assigned to microwaves.

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Channel TV said it had hired special devices to test the laser lighting for ITV and had given a verbal warning at the beginning of every programme.

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Next year, NASA is to launch a demonstration mission to test optical laser communications in conjunction with the LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) mission to the moon.

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Aldridge said the test in Nevada involved dropping a laser-guided bomb into a tunnel and exploding it with a delayed fuse.

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Scientists at NASA decided to test their ability to communicate via laser to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) by sending an image of the famous painting.

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With their new laser in hand, Dr Leitgeb and his colleagues set up an experiment that let them test the system on a range of skin conditions, including a healthy human palm, allergy-induced eczema on the forearm, inflammation of the forehead, and two previously diagnosed cases of basal-cell carcinoma.

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