As part of the first demonstration of laser communication with a satellite at the moon, scientists beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
Mathematician Jan McGarry discusses the science and history of Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR), her role in developing the Next Generation Satellite Laser Ranging system, and her career at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the 2011 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.