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Robert Walker

Yes, just to add to the other answers, it doesn’t need to be very far around to the far side of the Moon, just far enough so that you no longer see Earth from it. And instead of cable, you can use laser transmission.

So for instance if there was a research station at one of the “peaks of eternal light” near the poles, they could build a radio telescope just a bit over the horizon and then have a laser transmitter on a mast on top of a nearby mountain to communicate with it, and then directly to Earth. Or you can use orbital satellites. For instance there’s this idea to launch lots of cubesats to help with communications with surface missions on the Moon.

Resurrected radio dish could guide GPS on the moon

See also my Case For Moon First

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Robert Walker

Robert Walker

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