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| NASA uses Nokia to bring LTE to the moon |
Nokia received $ 14.1 million to provide LTE connectivity to the moon as part of a larger NASA program to drop people onto astronomical objects and establish long-term research facilities.
NASA has reached out to cell phone leader Nokia to help bring LTE (LTE) to the moon.
When NASA returns to the moon in 2024, it hopes to find an effective and reliable way for astronauts to communicate with each other.
NASA announced this week that it will provide Nokia with $ 14.1 million to build the first 4G (LTE) cellular network on the surface of the Moon.
James Reuter, deputy director of NASA's Space Technology Mission Department (STMD), said cellular services on the moon add a spacecraft to communications between the lunar probe, rover, habitat and astronauts, as well as the system.
With funding from NASA, Nokia will study how Earth's technology can be adapted to the lunar environment to support reliable, high-speed communications.
The deal with Nokia is part of a new $ 370 million funding for Artemis (Artemis) announced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration this week. It plans to send astronauts to the moon in 2024 and has begun funding them so far at the end of this century in deep exploration.
Several companies such as SpaceX and United Launch Alliance received partial funding.
To achieve the goal of enabling astronauts to operate on the moon base by 2028, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in the live broadcast, the space agency must rapidly develop new technologies to earn a living. on the moon. And work.
According to reports, this is not the first time that Nokia has drifted into the LTE network to the moon, as the company has signed a deal with German airline (PTScientists), car manufacturer Audi (Audi) and British Telecom. (Vodafone) to return to Apollo in 2018. Mission Landing Site. 17
As part of this project, Nokia and Vodafone have planned to create a lunar network (LTE) that can send HD videos from the moon to Earth. However, the task did not start.