"Aircraft Just Connected to Satellite Using Laser Beams": General Atomics Achieves One Gigabit Data Transfer Rate at 3,417 Miles – Rude Baguette

“Aircraft Just Connected to Satellite Using Laser Beams”: General Atomics Achieves One Gigabit Data Transfer Rate at 3,417 Miles  Rude BaguetteSpace Development Agency demos key space-to-air communications link  Defense NewsLaser connects plane and satellite in breakthrough air-to-space link  New AtlasAircraft links with satellite using laser terminals in interoperability test  SpaceNewsGeneral Atomics + Kepler Communications demo air-to-space optical comms capability  news.satnews.com