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Artemis I Is the First NASA Mission to Use Wi-Fi® in Lunar OrbitDuring the countdown procedure for the Artemis I launch, the flight control team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston activated a set of cameras looking back at the vehicle from the wing-tips of the solar arrays. Throughout the flight, the team used photos from these cameras to survey and assess the condition of the vehicle, monitor for micrometeorite damage, and maintain situational awareness. The ground control team was even able to watch live video as the solar array wings unfolded. The cameras continued to store imagery to internal memory as well as send photos over Wi-Fi® even as the vehicle lost communication with Earth as it flew behind the moon. Artemis I is the first NASA mission to use WiFi in lunar orbit.
Document ID
20230003915
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
White Paper
Authors
Chatwin Lansdowne
(Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas, United States)
Date Acquired
March 23, 2023
Publication Date
April 1, 2023
Publication Information
Publication: The Beacon Blog
Publisher: Wi-Fi Alliance
URL: https://www.wi-fi.org/beacon
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Instrumentation and Photography
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 439432.07.03.05
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
External Peer Committee
Keywords
Wi-Fi
wireless
network
Artemis I
Orion
Callisto
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