China achieves 1st two-way laser communication ‘highway’ between Earth and the moon

China has successfully established a two-way laser link over a distance of more than 400,000 kilometers between Earth and the moon, achieving the country’s first two-way high-speed laser communication in cislunar space, facilitating China’s crewed lunar landings, the construction of lunar research stations, and deep-space exploration, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday.

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