Namrata Goswami - LunaNet & Space Communications

Lunar internet speeds are "dial-up at best", but NASA hopes to change that with LunaNet. Dr. Namrata Goswami discusses this ambitious plan for high-speed space networking in the lunar environment and beyond... Dr. Namrata Goswami, an independent scholar on International Relations, subject matter expert with the Future’s Laboratory, and co-author of the new book “Scramble for the Skies” along with Lt. Col. Peter Garretson (Ret.). She joins us today to discuss the Great Powers Competition for dominance in space and how that applies to near-term scientific & commercial efforts in the lunar environment. LINKS & RESOURCES: Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space https://www.amazon.com/Scramble-Skies-Competition-Control-Resources/dp/1498583113 LunaNet: Empowering Artemis with Communications and Navigation Interoperability https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/lunanet-empowering-artemis-with-communications-and-navigation-interoperability