r/lasercom is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common flair used is news, research, article, video, and jobs.
Lasercom is free space optical communications. Think NASA, ESA, SpaceX StarLink, Amazon Leo. Lasercom is a revolutionary technology delivering faster, cheaper, more secure data at light speed. Applications include quantum comms, telecom, satcom, banking, maritime, agriculture, urban monitoring, emergency services, military and government intelligence, global navigation, and space exploration. It enables amazing high-def space photos, and will become a backbone of the interplanetary internet.
Flair Used in r/lasercom
#1
News
: "World-first gigabit-per-second laser link between aircraft and geostationary satellite from ESA, TNO, and TESAT (17TH Feb 2026)"
49 posts
#2
Research
: "New research: "A Study on Visible Light Communication Systems Based on OLED Devices" (Open Access | Full-Text) | micromachines (27th Nov 2025)"
24 posts
#3
Article
: "How Nato is using unjammable lasers to defend against Russian sabotage | The i Paper (11th Dec 2025)"
16 posts
#4
Video
: "[Video] Airbus and TNO achieve new heights in optical communication | TNO (19th Jan 2026)"
4 posts
#5
Jobs
: "Relativity Space (California) are hiring a Senior Laser Communications Engineer to develop Deep Space Optical Communication | greenhouse (24th Jan 2026)"
2 posts
#6
Question
: "Mobile World Congress 2026"
2 posts
#7
Lecture
: "A short intro to Artemis II O2O ground segment"
1 post
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Last updated: September 30, 2026