Sending SMS Messages Through the ISS (2020)

by squidhunter on 12/12/2021, 3:34:06 PM with 18 comments

  • by jbj on 12/12/2021, 5:15:04 PM

    I read about something called othernet that allows receving those messages with a parabolic antenna

  • by ushakov on 12/12/2021, 4:17:33 PM

    imagine the hilarious conversation between the OP and his buddies/colleagues

    "What did you do this weekend?"

    OP: "Drank some beer and sent some SMS through space"

  • by hk__2 on 12/12/2021, 4:04:53 PM

    (2020)

  • by _HMCB_ on 12/12/2021, 5:29:16 PM

    For a second, I thought the title was “…through ISIS.”

  • by amenghra on 12/12/2021, 4:51:55 PM

    This is really neat, glad it made it to the front page! An interesting next step could be: do it with a budget of less than $x, gradually decreasing x each time.