I wouldn't think that cable would be necessary. If the transmissions were brief and on a high frequency the interference would be negligible. And building cable that can function in space is really easy. Otherwise the shuttle would be in big trouble.
Well that would be a good idea except the article states that the telescope would be on the lunar surface, not in orbit. However the idea of having relay satellites in L4 or 5 is interesting. If the telescope were near the terminator relaying the info to L4 would be easy and the actual satellite could be very cheap.
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I wouldn't think that cable would be necessary. If the transmissions were brief and on a high frequency the interference would be negligible. And building cable that can function in space is really easy. Otherwise the shuttle would be in big trouble.
Well that would be a good idea except the article states that the telescope would be on the lunar surface, not in orbit. However the idea of having relay satellites in L4 or 5 is interesting. If the telescope were near the terminator relaying the info to L4 would be easy and the actual satellite could be very cheap.