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Image description: Astronaut on the Moon connects with Earth by radio, a laser beams from a lunar experiment to the Earth.
It takes on average 1.27 seconds for a radio signal to travel from Moon to Earth. To talk to somebody on the Moon you would have to wait at least 2.54 seconds for a reply.
Lasers are now used to communicate with spacecraft and measure the distance to the Moon using reflectors left on the lunar surface.
The European Space Agency has a partnership to develop commercial lunar communications for spacecraft and astronauts.
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