Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson better than a lot of America
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@jamesthomson There has been steady and smart work over the last ~15 years (if not longer) to dramatically improve long-range throughput. Kind of astonishing the bandwidth from Mars right now! Lasers, man, they're the fuutre.
@glennf Time to get some Martians on Pants in the Boot!
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson But you should see the ping times. Oof!
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@jamesthomson better than a lot of America
@ismh86 Big laser is keeping you in the dark!
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson Fiber optic without fiber?
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson Must be some powerful and very precise lasers.
Advisory for astronauts: Please do not look directly at the internet
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson YEAH BUT WHERES THEIR PORN FOLDER
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
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@jamesthomson YEAH BUT WHERES THEIR PORN FOLDER
@chockenberry Somewhere in 1997!
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson I think satellite internet things in low orbit also talk to each other via laser? It's nice and directional where other wavelengths has a tendency to spread in many directions.
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@glennf Time to get some Martians on Pants in the Boot!
@jamesthomson They only want to talk about potatoes and spreadsheets.
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@jamesthomson Must be some powerful and very precise lasers.
Advisory for astronauts: Please do not look directly at the internet
@dmd @jamesthomson It is a pity the OP hasn't given us a link to source information, but I'm guessing the lasers are on satellites, so they don't pass through any atmosphere and thus don't suffer attenuation: they don't need to be all that powerful!
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson easier to get a tightbeam from Tycho Station
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@dmd @jamesthomson It is a pity the OP hasn't given us a link to source information, but I'm guessing the lasers are on satellites, so they don't pass through any atmosphere and thus don't suffer attenuation: they don't need to be all that powerful!
@khleedril @dmd As requested! https://www.nasa.gov/goddard/esc/o2o/
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson Although… the latency is pretty bad and getting worse.
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson I'm sure that beats my internet here on the ground.
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson and as the software uses npm and needs constant updates, every megabit is needed!
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson better than rural broadband
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@jgg @jamesthomson One or more repeaters in Moon orbit to preserve line-of-sight would be pretty awesome. I wonder if they could just be (adjustable) mirrors?
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Apparently, the Artemis II has 260 Mbps internet via lasers, I guess technology has improved a little bit since the last time we were visiting the moon.
@jamesthomson Closer to the moon than Earth and yet they have internet that's way way faster than mine.
