Utilizes a hybrid communication approach combining Near Space Network and Deep Space Network for continuous contact with Orion. Features the Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O), a ...

An artist’s concept of NASA’s Orion spacecraft orbiting the Moon while using laser communications technology through the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System. Credit: NASA/Dave Ryan.

Millions of people watched the historic launch of Artemis II and were captivated by the mission's 10-day journey around the moon as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and ...

NASA says its Artemis II mission will carry a laser communications terminal built by MIT Lincoln Laboratory aboard the Orion spacecraft. The system, known as the Orion Artemis II Optical ...