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TechCrunch Apr 22, 2026 at 20:09 Startups Rising Hot

NASA’s Artemis II moon mission shows space-to-Earth laser comms can scale

Observable Space and Quantum Opus teamed up to capture data beamed back from space.

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Apr 22, 2026 at 20:09 TechCrunch

NASA’s Artemis II moon mission shows space-to-Earth laser comms can scale

Observable Space and Quantum Opus teamed up to capture data beamed back from space.

Apr 17, 2026 at 16:59 Ars Technica

Artemis II pilot talks about what it was really like to fly and land in Orion

"I've been thinking about reentry for three straight years."

Apr 16, 2026 at 21:00 Ars Technica

As they got close to the Moon, Artemis II astronauts were eager to land

"If you had given us the keys to the lander, we would have taken it down."

Apr 14, 2026 at 16:10 Ars Technica

NASA chose the right crew to launch a new era of human space exploration

"It’s a special thing to be human, and it’s a special thing to be on planet Earth."

Apr 13, 2026 at 07:01 TechCrunch

The largest orbital compute cluster is open for business

Kepler Communications is flying 40 GPUs in Earth orbit. And its latest customer is Sophia Space.

Apr 11, 2026 at 08:35 Hacker News

Artemis II is competency porn

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