{"id":1653,"date":"2026-04-10T10:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/caci-supports-nasa-artemis-ii-mission-with-laser-communications-and-sensing-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:21:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:21:28","slug":"caci-supports-nasa-artemis-ii-mission-with-laser-communications-and-sensing-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/caci-supports-nasa-artemis-ii-mission-with-laser-communications-and-sensing-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"CACI Supports NASA Artemis II Mission with Laser Communications and Sensing Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/CACI_cover_639114095326776068.webp\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"CACI Supports NASA Artemis II Mission with Laser Communications and Sensing Technology\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/CACI_cover_639114095326776068.webp\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/CACI_cover_639114095326776068.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>CACI International Inc.<\/strong>, announced it has successfully enabled advanced optical communications and sensing technologies for NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArtemis II represents the strength of American innovation and the power of partnership across government, industry, and academia,\u201d said <strong>John Mengucci<\/strong><strong>, CACI President and Chief Executive Officer<\/strong>. \u201cAs a long-standing mission partner, CACI is honored to support NASA as it leads humanity back to the Moon, and our teams are proud to contribute technology that helps enable safe, reliable human spaceflight. This is how we expand the limits of national security every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What are Satellite Laser Communication Terminals?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>O2O: The Laser Link Connecting Artemis Astronauts to Earth in Real Time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Onboard the Artemis II Orion spacecraft is CACI\u2019s optical communications modem module, developed in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory. CACI\u2019s optical communications hardware, including the company\u2019s bidirectional modem and amplifiers, is integrated into the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O) payload. This payload integrates precision pointing, laser transmission, and onboard data-handling technologies representing historic advancements in deep-space communication efficiency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the mission, O2O successfully delivered high-definition video and data from the lunar vicinity to Earth, establishing an optical link to a ground station, enabling a major milestone in next-generation space communications. Separately, through its acquisition of ARKA Group, CACI also contributed critical cryogenic-level sensing technology to the SLS rocket. This hardware supports precise propellant-level measurement and helps enable engine shutdown determination during ascent, which is an essential function for crewed deep space missions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur optical communications and sensing teams have spent years advancing technologies designed for the most demanding space environments,\u201d said <strong>Andreas Nonnenmacher<\/strong><strong>, CACI Senior Vice President, Space<\/strong>. \u201cThe success of Artemis II demonstrates what is possible when NASA and the industrial base unite around exploration, scientific discovery, and inspiration for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CACI\u2019s U.S.-based teams and American-made hardware are developed across the country, including in Danbury, Connecticut and Florham Park, New Jersey, with additional employees in other innovation centers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CACI International Inc., announced it has successfully enabled advanced optical communications and sensing technologies for NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. \u201cArtemis II represents the strength of American innovation and the power of partnership across government, industry, and academia,\u201d said John Mengucci, CACI [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[23,26,25,20],"class_list":["post-1653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-communication-systems","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1653\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}