Twenty Thousand Hertz

Space Audity: The challenges of space communication

Nov 18, 2020
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INSIGHT

Sound Needs A Medium To Travel

  • Sound needs a medium like air or water to travel because it propagates as pressure waves.
  • In the vacuum of space, sound waves can't travel so communication must be transformed into radio waves.
INSIGHT

Radio Waves Power Space Communication

  • Radio waves are ideal for space communication because they can travel through the vacuum and interstellar dust.
  • The ISS uses multiple radio bands to handle various communication simultaneously.
ANECDOTE

Joy Of Kids Meeting Astronauts Live

  • Alexandria Perryman loves coordinating live audio between astronauts and kids during school talks.
  • She finds joy seeing kids' faces light up when astronauts float across the screen.
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