<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">For a bit of background on space laser communications, try this <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-laser-communications-innovations-a-timeline">NASA timeline</a>. </div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><u></u>
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ISOC Live posted: "On Thursday, June 24th, 2021 from 10:00-11:00 EDT (14:00-15:00 UTC) the InterPlanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG) hosts a webinar 'Communicating over Extreme Distances'. Dr. Don Boroson from MIT's Lincoln Laboratory will present some of th" </span>
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