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tachophile t1_jeg7ic0 wrote
Reply to comment by KarmaWSYD in Nokia to set up first 4G network on moon with NASA by Free_Swimming
AFAIK not with the laser interconnect.
tachophile t1_jefviph wrote
Reply to comment by KarmaWSYD in Nokia to set up first 4G network on moon with NASA by Free_Swimming
Because nothing needs to land, less delta V/fuel, and you'd need a lot fewer satellites than stations. Also, there should be little if any new h/w engineering necessary adapting Starlink for lunar operations.
tachophile t1_jecr1o8 wrote
Reply to comment by BobbyHillWantsBlood in Nokia to set up first 4G network on moon with NASA by Free_Swimming
It's going to eventually be starlink, but my guess is that NASA/government is trying to hedge against Spx being a monopoly in space.
tachophile t1_jebg1bc wrote
Sure, but the practical network is going to be a lunar starlink constellation.
tachophile t1_its8sj3 wrote
Reply to comment by stuntsbluntshiphop in Moonwalkers give users a powered boost as they walk by geoxol
But that would still be 10 minutes of walking with 5 pound weights attached to each foot.
tachophile t1_jegou4a wrote
Reply to comment by KarmaWSYD in Nokia to set up first 4G network on moon with NASA by Free_Swimming
Starlink v2 can and have started launching. They're planning to test it later this year with T-Mobile to create global data access via their existing phones.