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🚀✨ Oh, look! We're firing #lasers at the #moon to stream ultra-HD #selfies. Clearly, the dream of watching rocks in 4K while sipping your overpriced coffee is finally here. Meanwhile, 'advanced' Earthlings still buffer Netflix at peak hours. 📡🖥️
https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/artemis-ii-will-use-laser-beams-to-live-stream-4k-moon-footage-one-giant-step-beyond-the-s-band-radio-comms-of-the-apollo-era #ultraHD #technology #streaming #HackerNews #ngated
Artemis II will use laser beams to live-stream 4K moon footage at 260 Mbps — one giant step beyond the S-band radio comms of the Apollo era

NASA's O2O system can handle 260 Mbps transfers and will give us the first glimpses of the far side of the moon.

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