Living in space can get lonely. What helps? Talking to random people over ham radio - Los Angeles Times
![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
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ISS Ham on X: "Sneak peek of the prototype flight model of the interoperable radio system hardware. #ARISS #HamRadio https://t.co/vdmHnjzTMy" / X
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