NASA astronauts to start livestream moonwalks using laser technology

NASA astronauts are about to start livestream moonwalks or their movements from the moon during upcoming Artemis missions. They will use laser technology for “moonwalks.”

Hence, NASA is currently testing space communication techniques that connect astronauts on the moon to ground control on Earth through laser technology.

Astronauts delivered a video of a cat, Taters in their first test using a laser communications streaming service. They started a series of experiments in early June with NASA’s Pilatus PC-12 aircraft.

*Moonwalk of astronauts will be live-streamed during Artemis mission*

They sent a 4K video that showed a passage from an airplane to the International Space Station in July 2024. They conducted another series of experiments while testing a High-Rate Delat Tolerant Networking system (HDTN) run.

HDTN refers to the internet’s providence, reliability, and performance in space. Rachel Dudokovich is the lead HDTN engineer at NASA Glenn. She stated that HDTN has broken several world records for the first time successfully transmitting a secure file from the International Space Station (ISS).

Rachel revealed they accomplished the first-ever demonstration of over 900 megabits per second across the laser communications link from ISS.

Hence, this networking will establish a secure, dependable, and highly efficient internet capable of transmitting automated data at high speeds.

*Astronauts will live stream their moon activities through laser technology*

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Rachel stated they address challenges of the environment such as long delays and disruptions due to weather. So, the procedures they use are specifically designed to meet those needs.

When a link is lost, it saves data and then proceeds to transmit, as soon as the connection is restored. It has a high-rate buffering capability. The technology will transfer and broadcast data and live-stream videos to build a space-wide web.

It will enable humans in space to stay in closer contact with Earth. Following this, NASA astronauts are about to start the “Moonwalks livestream.”