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21. LCRD - The Design: Ground | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast Dec 22, 2021

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In this fourth episode of a five-part series about NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, we look at the LCRD ground segment, which consists of infrastructure in Hawaii, California, and New Mexico.

20. LCRD - The Design: Flight | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast Dec 15, 2021

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In this third episode of a five-part series about NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, we look at the LCRD flight payload, which launched on the U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program Satellite-6 earlier on December 7.

19. LCRD - The Dream | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast Dec 08, 2021

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In this second episode of an LCRD-focused season of The Invisible Network podcast, we take a look at the reasons NASA is embracing optical communications technologies and what challenges LCRD will overcome.

18. LCRD - The Launch | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast Dec 07, 2021

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Today, Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program Satellite-6 launched from Kennedy Space Center on Florida’s space coast. The spacecraft contains a revolutionary space communications mission, NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, or LCRD.

LCRD Season Trailer | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast Dec 01, 2021

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Over five episodes, this new season of The Invisible Network will dive into NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD), which will showcase the benefits of optical communications, which uses infrared lasers instead of radio waves to communicate.

International Podcast Day 2021 | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast Sep 30, 2021

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Happy International Podcast Day! The Invisible Network has some exciting things coming up, including seasons about NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration and NASA’s Deep Space Network. In the meantime, you can find all of NASA's out of this world podcasts at nasa.gov/podcasts.

2021 Interns | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast Jul 29, 2021

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Each year, NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Internship Project welcomes students of all levels to develop projects of real benefit to the agency while earning real world experience in their fields. In this episode of The Invisible Network podcast, we'll speak with members of 2021's intern cohort at three different NASA centers.

17. Commercialization - LunaNet | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast May 19, 2021

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NASA is fostering a commercial space economy. In this episode of "The Invisible Network" podcast, we look at how NASA's LunaNet communications architecture allows industry to participate in Artemis.

16. Commercialization - Marketplace | NASA's The Invisible Network Pod May 12, 2021

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NASA is fostering a commercial space economy. In this episode of "The Invisible Network" podcast, we look at how NASA is working with industry to nurture a space communications marketplace.

15. Commercialization - Crew | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast May 05, 2021

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NASA is fostering a commercial space economy. In this episode of "The Invisible Network" podcast, we look at space communications support of the Commercial Crew Program.

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