World’s First Laser Communication Link from the Lunar Surface.
Created: 2020-05-16
Updated: 2024-03-02
Company - ATLAS Space Operations
Product/Service
- Classification
- Space Utilities
- Category
- In-Space Communications Relay
Deep Space Communications
- Fields
- Moon
In-Space Internet
- Status
- Cancelled
- First launch
- Dormant
Status Comment / Notes
ATLAS listed as a payload under Astrobotic Mission-1 as of 2023.
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