Lunar Lag: China's Moon Laser Speed Leaves Much to Be Desired China's 2026 moon laser communication speed has been announced as slower than NASA's 2013 experiment.
This achievement marks a significant milestone in China's lunar program, but it also highlights the vast technological gap between Chinese and American space agencies.
The data rates achieved by the Chinese team are impressive, with downlink speeds of 100 megabits per second and uplink speeds of 1. 25 megabits per second.