Photos: Lunar mobile phones preparing to soar

Astronauts phone home

By Nick Heath, 25 February 2008 10:46

The MoonLite orbiter would rely on a MeX propulsion system, seen here, and will be built using the expertise of BNSC satellite specialists from Guildford, who have built 27 satellites to date, with Nasa making the communications module, seen here.

Photo credit: BNSC

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  1. 1. GALLEY SLAVE#41

    Is nowhere safe from these inane ring tones.
    I wonder what the roaming charge is!!!
    ASTONOMICAL I expect.

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