Earlier in Space
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MIT Tech Enabled Artemis II High-Speed LivestreamsMIT Lincoln Laboratory, in collaboration with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, developed the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O) that enabled high-definition livestreams during the Artemis II mission in April.
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Space Mirrors Threaten Night Sky; AI Drug Discovery Faces Patent QuestionsReflect Orbital is planning to launch a test satellite later this year, which will deploy an 18-by-18-meter mirror in orbit, as part of a larger initiative to deploy up to 50,000 larger satellites capable of reflecting sunlight to Earth…
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Space Mirrors Could Obscure Night Sky, Study WarnsReflect Orbital's ambitious plan to deploy a constellation of space mirrors designed to beam sunlight to Earth on demand faces significant criticism from astronomers, who warn of detrimental impacts on the night sky.