NASA Sends Laser Video Of Cat Playing With Laser Pointer Millions Of Miles Into Space
NASA successfully transmitted a laser video of an orange cat named Taters playing on a couch to the Psyche spacecraft, the video traveling nearly 19 million miles in a landmark achievement testing technology that could be used to quickly send data and images to future manned missions to Mars and beyond. What do you think?
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“Can you laser that video to my phone too?”
Marilyn Mercado, Price Adjuster
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“It just doesn’t feel like space exploration if the animals used aren’t tortured or killed.”
Kenny Mullen, Horticulturist
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“Finally, a use for lasers.”
Lisette Gammill, Needlepoint Appraiser
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