{"id":351409,"date":"2023-12-19T13:55:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/?p=351409"},"modified":"2023-12-19T13:55:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:55:55","slug":"nasa-cat-video-deep-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/nasa-cat-video-deep-space\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA beamed a cat video across 19 million miles of space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASA, our very own cosmic voyagers, have chucked a cat video across the celestial void, over 19 million miles, and straight into our earthly lap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And not just any ol&#8217; cat video\u2014a high-definition, 15-second slice of feline fame featuring Taters. Yup, Taters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/watch-the-cat-video-that-nasa-just-streamed-from-deep-s-1851111005\" data-lasso-id=\"532636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jalopnik<\/a><\/em>, this historic event took place on December 11, beaming a video of Taters chasing a laser pointer (yes, the irony) via a flight laser transceiver from the Psyche spacecraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&#8217;t your grandma&#8217;s dial-up connection; we&#8217;re talking a crisp 101-second transmission at 267 megabits per second, states <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasas-tech-demo-streams-first-video-from-deep-space-via-laser?utm_source=iContact&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nasajpl&amp;utm_content=desoc20231218\" data-lasso-id=\"532637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA&#8217;s press release<\/a>. That&#8217;s enough to make your home Wi-Fi look like any Xfinity home internet setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Video NASA\u2019s Laser Communications Experiment Streamed From Deep Space\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GvJtVOmFs5Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video: JPLRaw \/ YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/psyche\/\" data-schema-attribute=\"about\" data-lasso-id=\"532638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psyche craft<\/a>, which is en route to a metal-rich asteroid that could be the secret sauce to understanding planetary cores, doubled as a broadcaster for this historic feline film premiere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.astro.caltech.edu\/palomar\/about\/telescopes\/hale.html\" data-lasso-id=\"532639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hale Telescope<\/a> at Caltech&#8217;s Palomar Observatory caught the signal and sent it zipping to NASA&#8217;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This wasn&#8217;t just for giggles and kicks, though. Behind Taters&#8217; laser-chasing antics lies a serious push for the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/deep-space-optical-communications-dsoc\/\" data-schema-attribute=\"about\" data-lasso-id=\"532640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deep Space Optical Communications<\/a> (DSOC) project aims to ramp up data transmission to support the next wave of interplanetary communication\u2014think Mars with instant HD video calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of this catastrophically awesome event marks a &#8220;historic milestone&#8221; for space communication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Psyche continues its journey, it&#8217;ll keep flinging high-data-rate signals back to Earth, setting the stage for human missions to the Red Planet that don&#8217;t skimp on the data.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image351409_da6d70-ea .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image351409_da6d70-ea img.kb-img, .kb-image351409_da6d70-ea .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;filter:drop-shadow(2px 7px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style><div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image351409_da6d70-ea\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2pn8kiwq2w21t.cloudfront.net\/images\/2_PIA26145_FIG_A.dsoc-cat.width-1320.jpg\" alt=\"taters the space cat\" class=\"kb-img\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Image: NASA \/ YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In essence, NASA&#8217;s saying, &#8220;Hey, future Mars settlers, If we can stream Taters in all his glory from millions of miles away, who knows what&#8217;s next?&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martian blogs? Intergalactic TikToks? The sky&#8217;s not the limit anymore\u2014it&#8217;s just the starting line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, hats off to the Deep Space Optical Communications team. You&#8217;ve taken cat videos to a whole new level, and honestly, it&#8217;s pretty awesome. Also, a big congrats to Taters, the cat who&#8217;s now officially out of this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><em>Have any thoughts on this? Drop us a line below in the comments, or carry the discussion to our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/knowtechie\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"532641\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/knowtechie\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"532642\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editors\u2019 Recommendations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/nasa-plus-is-launching-november-8\/\" data-lasso-id=\"532643\"><strong>NASA\u2019s free streaming service NASA Plus launches November 8<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/nasa-is-literally-going-to-fling-satellites-into-space\/\" data-lasso-id=\"532644\"><strong>NASA is literally going to fling satellites into space<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/nasa-launched-a-helicopter-for-the-first-time-ever-on-mars\/\" data-lasso-id=\"532645\"><strong>NASA launched a helicopter on Mars for the first time ever<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/your-next-bike-might-have-airless-tires-based-on-nasa-rover-tech\/\" data-lasso-id=\"532646\"><strong>Your next bike might have airless tires based on NASA rover tech<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taters the cat likely has better internet connection that most of the people on this planet,. 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