Space Audity: The challenges of space communication
Twenty Thousand Hertz
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Space Telescopes and Satellites - What's the Difference?
Peggy Witson is the first female commander of the International Space Station, or ISS. The more radio bands you have to work with, the more lines of communication you have. To make this possible, these transmissions have to go through a tracking and data relay satellite also known as Tetris. These Tetris satellites work almost like cell phone towers in space,. transmitting messages between ground control and the astronauts in orbit.
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