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[–] vane 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They finally decided to "Finnish" the Moon.

[–] Shardikprime 0 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Fuck yes

HELL

FUCKING

YES

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not everyone is happy with this vision. LTE networks usually operate between 700 MHz and 2.6 GHz, a region of the radiofrequency spectrum that partially overlaps with frequencies reserved for radio astronomy. Having such radio signals coming from the moon could potentially interfere with observations.

Commercial space flight doesn't give a fuck about astronomers, just ask StarLink.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Article also says:

“For permanent deployment we’ll have to pick a different frequency band,” Klein says. “We already have a list of candidate frequencies to consider.”

Maybe they can make it less interfering

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Funny thing, it's just a box full of Nokia 3110's. The batteries last just fine all the way through the lunar night.

/s

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's not enough capitalists destroy our planet. They have to mess up other bodies in our system.

[–] x00z 2 points 19 hours ago

It's fucking sad and selfish.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What you get for free costs too much.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I know, I hate this timeline.

[–] jpreston2005 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

NASA’s Artemis program calls for bringing the astronauts back to the moon as early as 2028 and further expanding that presence into a permanent habitat in 2030s

Can't believe it's taking this long to get a moon base, but by god, any news on this front is good news!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Considering the political climate; I'm not.

The major world powers that could achieve this have had... Other priorities, unfortunately.