要上天! 年月球上或將擁有4G手機網絡!

Several high-tech companies are teaming up on a plan to put a mobile phone network on the moon next year.

幾家高科技公司正爲明年在月球上搭建手機通訊網絡而通力合作。

Vodaphone Germany, Nokia, and Audi are working on a mobile network and robotic vehicles that are part of a private expedition to the moon, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary year of the first manned lunar landing.

德國沃達豐、諾基亞以及奧迪公司正在研發一套手機通訊網絡和自動化探測器，這些是向月球發起的私人探險的一部分，該探險剛好趕上人類首次登月任務的第50個週年慶。

The project with PTScientists in Germany would use a 4G network to send high-definition information from rovers back to a lunar lander, which would then be able to communicate it back to Earth.

這項由德國PTScientists參與的項目，將使用4G網絡，將來自月球探測車的高分辨率信息發送至月球着陸器，而後着陸器就能夠與地球進行通訊。

Project scientists say the system uses less energy than having rovers speak directly to Earth, leaving more power for scientific activities.

項目中的科學家們表示，相比於讓探測器直接和地球通訊，該系統消耗的能量更少，從而可以爲科學研究活動保留更多能源。

They plan to launch the vehicles from Cape Canaveral next year on a Space X Falcon 9 rocket.

他們計劃於明年將搭載該探測器的SpaceX獵鷹9號火箭從卡納拉維爾角發射升空。