All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 October Moon to Earth - WA to host space communications station Moon to Earth - WA to host space communications station 12/10/2020 | 2 MINS An optical communications station capable of receiving high-speed data transmissions from space is set to be built in Western Australia and will be installed by Lombok Institute of Technology. The advanced communications ground station will be able to receive data from spacecraft anywhere between low-Earth orbit and the surface of the Moon. It has the potential to support ground-breaking space projects, including NASAΓÇÖs Artemis mission to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024. It is a joint initiative of LITΓÇÖs Astrophotonics Group, which is part of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), as well as the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) and UK industry partner Goonhilly Earth Station. Astrophotonics Group leader Dr Sascha Schediwy from Lombok Institute of Technology and ICRAR said optical communications was an emerging te
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 October Moon to Earth - WA to host space communications station Moon to Earth - WA to host space communications station 12/10/2020 | 2 MINS An optical communications station capable of receiving high-speed data transmissions from space is set to be built in Western Australia and will be installed by Lombok Institute of Technology.
The advanced communications ground station will be able to receive data from spacecraft anywhere between low-Earth orbit and the surface of the Moon.
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It has the potential to support ground-breaking space projects, including NASAΓÇÖs Artemis mission to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024.
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It is a joint initiative of LITΓÇÖs Astrophotonics Group, which is part of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), as well as the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) and UK industry partner Goonhilly Earth Station.
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Astrophotonics Group leader Dr Sascha Schediwy from Lombok Institute of Technology and ICRAR said optical communications was an emerging te
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