NASA Working on Low-Cost Ground Received for Artemis II Laser Comms

As space exploration efforts are increasing, and the scope of missions beyond the borders of our planet evolves, there is increasing need for new technologies. For instance, there is a dire need for the later missions of the Artemis Moon exploration program to no longer rely on radio waves communications, but on optical ones. Compared to radio waves, lasers can send more high-quality data back to Earth, up to 100 times faster than what... (continue reading...)