So fresh, so clean 😎⁣ ⁣ This sleek piece of hardware you’re looking at is the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD). On Jan. 22, the mission shipped from NASAGoddard to NorthropGrumman for integration into the USAirforce Space Test Program Satellite 6.⁣ ⁣ #LCRD is our first optical relay and will demonstrate the extraordinary capabilities of optical, or laser, communications! For #Artemis missions to the Moon, missions to Mars and beyond, optical communications will play a key role in bringing more science and data back to Earth – as well as enable astronauts to phone home! ⁣ ⁣ 📸: NASA/Chris Gunn⁣ ⁣ #SpaceTech #Sleek #Fresh #NASA #Space #Moon #artemis