ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station

摘要

There's nothing amateur about the International Space Station, but not every communication with orbitingastronauts is strictly conducted by space professionals. In fact, Edward James Olmos, the celebrated actor,exchanged texts with the Space Shuttle crew on 15 May 2010 from the lawn of Griffith Observatory duringFriends Of The Observatory's Cosmic Conjunction 2010 celebration of Griffith Observatory's 75~(th) birthday (Please see"Diamond Ring" in the May, 2011, issue of the Griffith Observer.).