Published Aug 25, 2026, 5:00 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source

MIT tech powered the Artemis II livestreams

MIT Technology Review
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During the original US missions to the moon in the 1960s and ’70s, astronauts relied on radio-­frequency systems to communicate, sending grainy, low-quality images and videos to Earth. But on the Artemis II Orion mission in April, spacecraft transmitted crystal-clear footage at speeds on par with those of home internet connections. The livestreams so many…