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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Engineeringbob on 2023-12-30 02:44:32.

Original Title: TIL that amateur radio operators are able to speak directly to astronauts on the international space station. Low power radio equipment and small antennas can be used to establish communications to the ISS, mostly taking place during their scheduled evening free time.

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    10 months ago

    The article claims that:

    On November 12, 1983 the first amateur radio contacts were made from the International Space Station during Expedition 1.

    This is litterarly impossible, seeing as the station only launched in 1998.

    This date even predates the launch of Mir, so I guess they might refer to a shuttle mission as the shuttle was operational during that time, but still won’t line up with the dates of missions, sitting between STS-8 and STS-9.