Artemis II will use laser beams in giant leaps for space video – new optical technology will stream ‘4K high-definition video from the Moon’

• The Artemis II crew is on its way to the moon
• Their Orion spacecraft is equipped with 4K laser communications
• High-definition video feeds should be possible

We’ve already seen the Artemis II crew throwing iPhones around in space and having trouble accessing their Outlook accounts, and when they finally reach lunar orbit, we should be treated to some high-resolution 4K footage of the lunar surface.

The astronauts fly past the moon instead of landing on it, but thanks to laser technology developed in part by MIT Lincoln Laboratory (via BBC Sky at Night Magazine ), they have the best technology to report back.