The International Space Station will soon be using fibre-optic communication technology for the first time, and products from US start-up company Space Photonics are helping to make this possible. Nadya Anscombe spoke to the company's CEO, Chuck Chalfant, to find out more.
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Anscombe, N. Watch this space. Nature Photon 1, 436–437 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.128
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