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A $5 million Australian ground station just proved that downloading high-speed data from the moon doesn't require tens of millions in expensive equipment. During NASA's Artemis II mission, the affordable terminal successfully captured stunning 4K video beamed back from lunar orbit.
Future moon missions could beam live 4K video to Earth after NASA successfully tested breakthrough laser technology that sends data 100 times faster than radio. Even better, an off-the-shelf telescope in Australia proved the system can work affordably worldwide.
A Shanghai company just secured massive funding to build the laser communication systems that will connect thousands of satellites in orbit. The technology promises to beam high-speed internet across the globe without needing ground stations in every country.
A Canadian company just launched the first working network of satellites that talk to each other using lasers, turning space into a real-time data highway. Firefighters could soon track wildfires as they spread, second by second, from orbit.