X-Ray communication device proposed for the ISS

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Radio waves are still the main way to communicate with spacecraft, but that aging technology could soon get an upgrade that will allow faster data downloads from space. NASA is currently preparing to test out an X-ray communication system on the International Space Station.

And the name of the new device is, of course, Project XCOM. 

The XCOM tests are due to take place on the ISS in the next few months.

It's 2019, a good 20 years too late!