Telecommunications & Media
Artemis II to build triple communications network: near space, deep space and laser
NASA\'s crewed lunar mission Artemis II will have the Orion spacecraft operate a next-generation communications system combining dual radio networks with laser optical links. The Near Space Network will handle links after launch until Orion enters a lunar transfer orbit, then the Deep Space Network will take over. NASA is also introducing the O2O laser system, developed with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, targeting speeds up to 260 Mbps to support voice and 4K video.
