The Psyche mission launching in October (to the asteroid of the same name) will include a laser-based communication system technology demonstration, the first b

The Psyche mission launching in October (to the asteroid of the same name) will include a laser-based communication system technology demonstration, the first beyond the Moon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_Optical_Communications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_Optical_Communicati... And here on Earth there's a new DSN antenna currently under construction at Goldstone (California) that will be capable of handling both radio and optical signals. https://www.peraton.com/news/meet-dss-23-the-112-foot-wide-addition-to-the-deep-space-network/ https://www.peraton.com/news/meet-dss-23-the-112-foot-wide-a... So nothing operational yet, but stuff is happening.