NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission shows space-to-Earth laser comms can scale
TechCrunch·2h ago·Positivity
What Happened
NASA's Artemis II mission successfully tested laser communications between the Moon and Earth using a low-cost terminal built by Observable Space and Quantum Opus. Operating from Australia, the terminal received data at 260 megabits per second, costing less than five million dollars compared to tens of millions for traditional systems. The achievement demonstrates scalable, high-throughput space communications.
Key Entities
NASAArtemis IIObservable SpaceQuantum OpusAustralian National UniversityLaser CommunicationsMoonOrion Spacecraft