speckx5d ago

Artemis II will use laser beams to live-stream 4K moon footage at 260 Mbps

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

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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Show threadxattt5d ago

Hopefully, the footage is better than the missed pan up at lift-off, and showing spectators at the time of booster separation.

I understand funding cuts and all, but this is a once-in-a-generation moment and it’s filmed with no apparent effort whatsoever.

Show threadherodoturtle

I’ve read elsewhere that the cut-away during booster separation was intentional given the high risk manoeuvre.

If something went wrong / explosion etc, then they wouldn’t want to broadcast it.

Something to that effect. I’m paraphrasing someone else.

Apr 2 at 4:40pmWeb