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MIT's laser comms tech enables high-speed deep-space internet for Artemis II

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MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, in collaboration with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, successfully demonstrated a high-speed laser communication system during the Artemis II Orion mission. This system, known as the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O), transmitted nearly half a terabyte of data at speeds comparable to home internet, a significant advancement from the radio-frequency systems used in past lunar missions. The technology utilized infrared laser light to achieve data rates 10 to 100 times greater than radio waves, enabling unprecedented views of the moon and space phenomena. AI

IMPACT This advancement in deep-space communication could enable future AI-driven space exploration and data analysis.

RANK_REASON Demonstration of a new communication technology for spaceflight. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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MIT's laser comms tech enables high-speed deep-space internet for Artemis II

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  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 English(EN) · Ariana Gaines ·

    MIT tech powered the Artemis II livestreams

    During the original US missions to the moon in the 1960s and ’70s, astronauts relied on radio-­frequency systems to communicate, sending grainy, low-quality images and videos to Earth. But on the Artemis II Orion mission in April, spacecraft transmitted crystal-clear footage at s…

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