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Canceled TRL 5 (started at 4, targeting 5)
Low-TRL work to enable high-rate, 5—10 Gbps, optical links from lunar orbit, supporting Direct-to-Earth (DTE) trunking of data collected in lunar orbit.
Supports high bandwidth optical comm from lunar orbit.
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