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NASA Selects SpaceX Starlink Laser Terminals for Artemis III Orion Communications

July 16, 2026 | Artemis II

NASA announced it selected SpaceX to install two Starlink mini laser communications terminals on Orion's exterior for Artemis III, enabling 4K video and imagery downlink to Mission Control at rates far exceeding Orion's existing radio-frequency systems as the crew tests rendezvous and docking with Starship and Blue Moon HLS test articles.

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T1 NASA — NASA Taps SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Artemis III Imagery from Orion Official western
T2 Space.com — Artemis III astronauts will beam 4k video from Orion to Earth using SpaceX Starlink lasers Major western

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