Communicating With the Far Side of the Moon

Apollo missions, China’s lunar far-side mission, and Lagrange points

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7 min readMay 3, 2021

The Chinese relay satellite can bridge communication between Earth and the far side of the Moon. Image credits: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

Not since Adam has any human known such solitude as Mike Collins is experiencing during this 47 minutes of each lunar revolution when he’s behind the Moon with no one to…

Communicating With the Far Side of the Moon

Apollo missions, China’s lunar far-side mission, and Lagrange points

Written by Lenka Otap