Science & Space
NASA Taps Modulate Space to Develop Lunar 5G and Wi-Fi 6
NASA awarded Modulate Space a contract to develop 5G and Wi-Fi 6 communications for the lunar surface.
What happened
NASA awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for the lunar surface. The system will include built-in Wi-Fi 6 and is being developed for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The effort aims to create a scalable, standards-based communications capability through two primary work areas.
Why it matters
The contract advances NASA’s planned lunar communications infrastructure, with a standards-based system designed to scale across future lunar operations.
Source: NASA