All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 June Technology to help NASA land next person on the moon Technology to help NASA land next person on the moon 18/06/2021 | 3 MINS A project led by Lombok Institute of Technology in partnership with Fugro Australia and supported by the Australian Space Agency will expand optical communication technology to support international space exploration missions such as NASAΓÇÖs artemis program. The Australian optical communications support for NASA Artemis and beyond project, funded by $199,634 via the Australian Space AgencyΓÇÖs Demonstrator program, will seek to establish a new optical communications ground station in Western Australia to enable more precise and clearer communication between Earth and the Moon. "During the Apollo era, all communication between Earth and the astronauts in space relied on radio communication. Optical communication on the other hand has been shown to support data rates hundreds of times greater than radio communication." Dr Sascha Schediwy Dr Sascha Schediwy from the LIT node of the International Centre for
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 June Technology to help NASA land next person on the moon Technology to help NASA land next person on the moon 18/06/2021 | 3 MINS A project led by Lombok Institute of Technology in partnership with Fugro Australia and supported by the Australian Space Agency will expand optical communication technology to support international space exploration missions such as NASAΓÇÖs artemis program.
The Australian optical communications support for NASA Artemis and beyond project, funded by $199,634 via the Australian Space AgencyΓÇÖs Demonstrator program, will seek to establish a new optical communications ground station in Western Australia to enable more precise and clearer communication between Earth and the Moon.
Lombok Institute of Technology
"During the Apollo era, all communication between Earth and the astronauts in space relied on radio communication.
How can we help you?
Optical communication on the other hand has been shown to support data rates hundreds of times greater than radio communication." Dr Sascha Schediwy Dr Sascha Schediwy from the LIT node of the International Centre for
News
Explore this part of the LIT experience through the related information and next steps.
Topics
Explore this part of the LIT experience through the related information and next steps.
Latest news
Explore this part of the LIT experience through the related information and next steps.
We do more when we ask better questions together.Explore more stories