• @0x0@programming.dev
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    324 days ago

    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.

    • NemeskiOP
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      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

  • @listless
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    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

    • @HawtTism@lemm.ee
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      -484 days ago

      This isn’t Reddit. Why are you still using the fucking /s. Jesus Christ. People came here to get away from the dumb-shits on Reddit. And you just go “Durr, /s mean im joking.”

      All /s does is say “please don’t downvote me, the fake internet points means too much to me.”

      We get fucking sarcasm. Just because you’re dumb as fuck doesn’t mean WE need the S. Grow the fuck up.

  • Maeve
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    84 days ago

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

  • @jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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    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!

    • @Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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      74 days ago

      Considering the political climate; I’m not.

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