This 4g steel was shorter than the planned shelf life, but even if the mission was successful, Stalowiec would still be brief -lived. DOW claims that it was not intended to survive a tough moon night, which starts in about 9 days (Lunar Day and Lunar Night is an equivalent of about 14 days of Earth). In fact, the entire IM-2 mission was to end at that time, because the solar cells of the equipment would not have the energy to power the devices. In the case of the Artemis III mission, the network and modules in space will be built to survive the extreme moon temperatures, which can be as heated as 250 degrees Fahrenheit or as frosty as -208 degrees.
Over time, the goal is to establish enduring base stations. “After solid communication, you can see how you can have the basic infrastructure to support all the visions that people are talking about,” says Dow. “When you see the scaling of travel to the lunar surface, you will have residents because the network says.” Ultimately, it will reach a point where you no longer have to bring the network, you just have to bring the device because the network is there. “
4G LTE communication, which will be integrated with Axiom Spices in the future, will be able to communicate from astronaut to Lander and astronaut to Lander to astronaut. There will be no smartphone so that astronauts can stay over their heads. “It will be a bit like driving a car without using your hands,” says Russell Ralston, executive vice president of external activities in Axiom space. The microphones in the suit will be activated in the voice, and the network will be able to support many HD video streams in real time, not to mention telemetry and data from built -in sensors.
So why not 5g? Finally, the current generation mobile network ensures significant improvement compared to its predecessor. DOW claims that the development of space takes a long time, and Nokia wanted to start with technology that has been solidly tested. At that time, 5G was still in the early adoption phase, and for tests these additional possibilities were not needed. “We are absolutely working on evolution to 5g,” he says. If you are wondering if Nokia will be Just A network supplier on the moon, DOD claims that the multi -ending environment will be flexible mainly because Nokia uses normalized technology with interoperability.
Michael López-Begría, the main astronaut in Axiom Space, spent time at an international space station in 2006–2007, and also commanded Axiom-1 in 2022-the first commercially managed Mission of the Astronuta to the ISS. He says that in Apollo missions, astronauts were strongly trained in the field of geology and although artemis III astronauts undergo similar training, the ability to send video from high resolution from the moon to more qualified people at home change the game.
“Now they can show a geologist on earth [the things they’re seeing] Instead of learning everything he knows the doctorate, “says Lóbez-Belgría. “They can exploit it as a tool, a bit like today on ISS. I think this is a jump, and 50 years later, right? It should be like that. “
IM-2 was the only planned 4G Nokia network test on the moon. It was only partially successful, but Nokia did not share if there was another test now, when I-2 ended suddenly. DOW claims that the company will continue tests on Earth before Artemis III.