NASA streams 4K video from plane to space station and back via laser for 1st time - YouTube - Space.com

NASA advanced technology:For the first time,a NASA Pilatus PC-12 aircraft with a portable laser transmitter transmitted 4K video from the aircraft to the ISS and back.Laser communications use infrared light to transmit 10-100 more data faster than radio frequency systems,according to NASA.This is especially important for crewed deep space missions to the Moon and Mars.*Text by Space.com and edited by Andrew Taylor