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A device that weighs less than one kilogram is part of a mission that will allow scientists to deliver fourth generation or 4G mobile coverage to the moon in 2019.
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If successful, the tiny device will provide the moon with its first-ever mobile phone network.
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The lunar network will support high-definition streaming of video and data between the moon and Earth.
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The network is part of Mission to the Moon, This is a project with the goal of landing the first privately paid for mission to the moon.
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The 4G mission is set to launch from Cape Canaveral in the United States on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2019.
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Mission to the Moon intends to establish and test the first elements of a communications network on the moon.
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The scientists working on the project opted to build a 4G, rather than a fifth generation or 5G network.
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This is because fifth generation networks are still in testing and trial phases.
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This means that a 5G network may not yet be stable enough to work on the moon's surface.
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Question one, What are scientists planning to do?
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Question two, Why did scientists choose to set up a 4G network in their mission?