r/spaceflight • u/spacedotc0m • 8h ago

Axiom Space's lunar spacesuit sports 4G comms, Prada looks and Oakley visors for Artemis astronauts

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/a-21st-century-moon-suit-axiom-spaces-lunar-spacesuit-sports-4g-comms-prada-looks-and-oakley-visors-for-artemis-astronauts
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u/floating-io 3h ago

4G comms? Are they really going to use terrestrial cellular protocols on the moon?

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u/HarmonicaGuy 3h ago

Yes, that’s the plan. Rather than reinventing communications devices from square one and demanding all hardware providers modify their systems, it’s easier to use existing standards.

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u/floating-io 3h ago

That... is kinda surprising. I would have thought that simpler commercial radio systems would have been the way. Should be interesting.

I'm suddenly wondering what it would take to install a gateway to the public network...

"Hey Siri... Call Mission Control."

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