AeroVironment hardware enables Artemis II laser communications system
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AV’s Precision Hardware Points Artemis II Laser Link to Earth
April 15, 2026 8:34 AM EDTAVs precision hardware enabled ultra-accurate laser pointing and unlocked faster, higher-volume data transmission from deep space
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that its precision pointing hardware was on board NASAs historic Artemis II Mission as part of the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O) a laser communications terminal developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory in collaboration with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
During the Artemis II mission, O2O used lasers to send... More
