Space suit with LTE technology to transmit videos to Earth in real time

Future moon and Mars missions Space suit with LTE technology to transmit videos to Earth in real time

2025-04-07 From | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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For future missions to the moon and Mars, the spacesuits are to be equipped with LTE technology. This will allow the Artemis III crew to safely explore the lunar surface and also send videos to Earth in real time.

The prototype of the Artemis III spacesuit, the AxEMU. Although this prototype uses a dark gray cover material, the final version will probably be all white when worn by NASA astronauts on the lunar surface.(Image: Axiom Space) — The prototype of the Artemis III spacesuit, the AxEMU. Although this prototype uses a dark gray cover material, the final version will probably be all white when worn by NASA astronauts on the lunar surface.
(Image: Axiom Space)

To enable future astronauts to communicate with each other on the moon, NASA wants to equip the AxEMu spacesuits with 4G/LTE technology. This integration will support HD video streaming, telemetry data and voice communication over several kilometers on the lunar surface - a critical capability for astronauts' successful extravehicular activities (EVAs). Nokia and Axiom Space have joined forces to make this possible. This will allow the Artemis III crew to record video and communicate with Earth in real time while exploring the lunar surface.

The AxEMU (Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit) spacesuit developed by Axiom Space is a state-of-the-art evolution of the classic spacesuit, optimized for the needs of the next generation of lunar missions, in particular NASA's Artemis III mission. The AxEMU is designed to provide astronauts with greater freedom of movement, improved safety and state-of-the-art technical support to meet the complex requirements of missions on the lunar surface.

Thierry E. Klein, President of Bell Labs Solutions Research at Nokia: "In addition to life support systems and protection, astronauts need advanced communications technology to communicate with each other and do their jobs."

Basis for future moon and Mars missions

Nokia is planning to install the first mobile communications network on the moon in 2024 as part of Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission. This network, the Lunar Surface Communications System (LSCS) developed by Nokia Bell Labs, is intended to lay the foundation for future missions to the moon and Mars. LSCS is also used in the new space suits and has been specially developed for the extreme conditions on the moon. The LSCS system consists of a network-in-a-box including radio, base station and core network elements as well as device modules that are integrated into the spacesuits. Both are optimized for the difficult conditions on the moon. (heh)

Im Rahmen der unbemannten Mondmission IM-2, die derzeit für ein dreimonatiges Zeitfenster ab November 2023 geplant ist und am Südpol des Mondes landen soll, arbeitet Nokia beispielsweise mit den Firmen Intuitive Machines und Lunar Outpost zusammen. (Bild: Intuitive Machines and Nokia Bell Labs)

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