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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - August 2018

Aug 2018

Mar 04, 2025

Nokia Collaborates with NASA to Deploy World's First 4G Network on the Moon

Nokia become the first company to deploy a 4G network on the moon. This 4G LTE network was used for NASA's "Intuitive Machines'" IM-2 mission. This is the first time that the same mobile communication technology as that on Earth was deployed on the moon, promoting the establishment of humanity's sustainable lunar presence capabilities.
This breakthrough not only enhances the communication capabilities of future space missions but also lays the foundation for interstellar communication, ensuring the stability of data transmission.

Mar 03, 2025

Microsoft to Discontinue Skype in May 2025

Microsoft has announced that its video conferencing platform, Skype, will no longer be available after May 2025. The company stated that it is "retiring" Skype and will enable users to transition seamlessly to the free version of Microsoft Teams. Additionally, users who prefer not to migrate to Teams will have the option to export their Skype data.

Mar 02, 2025

Amazon Unveils First Quantum Chip 'Ocelot'

Amazon unveiled a prototype of its first-ever in-house quantum computing chip called 'Ocelot.' The tech giant said that the Ocelot chip has been designed to help Amazon build highly efficient hardware systems.
Ocelot is a nine-qubit chip that has been internally fabricated by Amazon. The company claimed that Ocelot can reduce the costs of implementing quantum error correction by up to 90 per cent, when compared to current approaches.

Feb 28, 2025

Intuitive Machines Embarks on Second Moon Landing Mission with Athena Lander

Intuitive Machines' second moon lander was launched atop a SpaceX rocket, setting off for the latest private U.S. moonshot one year after the company's first attempt ended early with a lopsided landing.
The six-legged lander, named Athena and roughly as tall as a giraffe, will spend about a week heading toward the moon, where on March 6 it will attempt to land on Mons Mouton, a flat-topped mountain some 100 miles (160 km) from the lunar south pole.
The lander is loaded with scientific instruments - mostly customer payloads - including a "hopper" rover built by Intuitive Machines that will deploy from the lander after touchdown and hop around the lunar terrain as a mobility test.

Feb 27, 2025

NASA Launches Satellite on Mission to Detect Water on the Moon

A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida to identify where water, a precious resource for lunar missions, resides on the moon's surface in places such as the permanently shadowed craters at its poles.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral carrying NASA's Lunar Trailblazer orbiter. The Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft was built by Lockheed Martin's space division.
Lunar Trailblazer, which weighs about 440 pounds (200 kg) and measures about 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) wide when its solar panels are fully deployed, was sent to find and map water on the moon's surface.

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