Laser-Driven Data for Artemis II: Rossoni’s Mission-Critical Role

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Laser-Driven Data for Artemis II: Rossoni’s Mission-Critical Role
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Peter Rossoni, flight manager for the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System, oversaw NASA’s first laser communications link on a crewed deep-space mission, enabling up to 260 Mbps downlink and transferring about 450 gigabytes of data from Orion to Earth over the roughly 10-day Artemis II test, while integrating laser and radio networks and ensuring robust mission communications.

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