NASA launching 4G mobile network on the moon

RandallFlagg

FFS. 

Well at least my grandkids will be able to send selfies to each other when they are living in the moon colony as they look into the abyss at the desert ridden, flooded lonely, once blue planet their descendants called home...

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/19/nasa-is-launching-a-4g-mobile-network-on-the-moon.html

Kittyfrisk

Humans are incredible, but we do seem to excel in finding new ways to shit all over the place for no discernably good reason   

Funkfingers

VimFuego

Kittyfrisk said:

Humans are incredible, but we do seem to excel in finding new ways to shit all over the place for no discernably good reason   

we're number 1, we're number 1. fuck nature.

Kilgore

I'm not convinced, a mobile will be useless with those big space suit gloves on. 

RandallFlagg

Kilgore said:

I'm not convinced, a mobile will be useless with those big space suit gloves on. 

Duh...Siri 

Except...your phone can't hear you through your helmet...You'll need AirPod Pros, Zero Gravity Space Edition, but they don't come with a charging case anymore, you have to buy that as an add on, but you'll look cool as you zoom along the Dark Side Highway in your Tesla Moon Buggy with the music on.

Kilgore

RandallFlagg said:

Kilgore said:

I'm not convinced, a mobile will be useless with those big space suit gloves on. 

Duh...Siri

 It's a vacuum. No sound. 

Although, at least if you drop it the screen won't break. 

Kilgore

RandallFlagg said:

Kilgore said:

I'm not convinced, a mobile will be useless with those big space suit gloves on. 

Duh...Siri 

Except...your phone can't hear you through your helmet...You'll need AirPod Pros, Zero Gravity Space Edition, but they don't come with a charging case anymore, you have to buy that as an add on, but you'll look cool as you zoom along the Dark Side Highway in your Tesla Moon Buggy with the music on.

Putting aside the practical difficulties. It will be too expensive. The cost of a decent call and data package will be astronomical. 

RandallFlagg

Kilgore said:

RandallFlagg said:

Kilgore said:

I'm not convinced, a mobile will be useless with those big space suit gloves on. 

Duh...Siri 

Except...your phone can't hear you through your helmet...You'll need AirPod Pros, Zero Gravity Space Edition, but they don't come with a charging case anymore, you have to buy that as an add on, but you'll look cool as you zoom along the Dark Side Highway in your Tesla Moon Buggy with the music on.

Putting aside the practical difficulties. It will be too expensive. The cost of a decent call and data package will be astronomical. 

But you can get zero “gravity” interest deals, they are out of this world!

”One small text for man, one giant tweet for mankind”

blobb

Yeah, right. Next you'll be telling me we'll be getting a reliable signal in Mid Wales.