Viasat, Inc. is collaborating with SSTL and MDA Space in the UK to develop a lunar orbiting communications satellite system. The Moonlight program by the European Space Agency aims to enhance navigation and communication services for missions on the Moon and in lunar orbit by 2030. Viasat is leading the design and development of the communication network for the Moonlight program, supported by the UK Space Agency, SSTL, and MDA Space UK. This initiative will pave the way for more frequent and longer space missions, space tourism, and manufacturing programs on the lunar surface, potentially boosting the emerging lunar economy.

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