Satellite communications technology has undergone dramatic changes over the past 20 years. The future promises to be even more dramatic — perhaps bordering on the very realms of science fiction. Imagine, for instance, clusters of giant space platforms orbiting high above the earth, each powering tens and even hundreds of communications and scientific payloads. These platforms could be interconnected across space by a sophisticated communications network of high capacity laser links.
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