Cislunar Communications and Navigation: The Network Between Earth and the Moon

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The space between Earth and the Moon can look empty in illustrations, but for missions it is full of questions. Where is the spacecraft, exactly? Can it hear Earth? Can Earth hear it? Is the antenna pointed correctly? How long will the signal take to arrive? What happens when the Moon blocks line of sight? How does a rover know where it is when there is no familiar blue dot service overhead?

Moon on Fondsites

Cislunar Communications and Navigation: The Network Between Earth and the Moon