Space Systems
Artemis II will use Massachusetts-built laser comms on its lunar flyby
When four astronauts fly around the Moon aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft on Artemis II, they are slated to carry a laser communications terminal designed and built in Lexington, Massachusetts, that could change how deep-space crews send data home. The Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System, known as O2O, is designed to beam recorded 4K ultra-high-definition […]
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Cassian Holt
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