![NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren uses a HAM radio to speak with amateur radio operators back on Earth November 3, 2015. The International Space Station is equipped with amateur radio equipment allowing astronauts NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren uses a HAM radio to speak with amateur radio operators back on Earth November 3, 2015. The International Space Station is equipped with amateur radio equipment allowing astronauts](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/F6X3BC/nasa-astronaut-kjell-lindgren-uses-a-ham-radio-to-speak-with-amateur-F6X3BC.jpg)
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren uses a HAM radio to speak with amateur radio operators back on Earth November 3, 2015. The International Space Station is equipped with amateur radio equipment allowing astronauts
Living in space can get lonely. What helps? Talking to random people over ham radio - Los Angeles Times
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