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Amateur Radio Operators Command ESA Satellite to Play Doom in Space
- An Oslo radio amateur group collaborated with Tanagra Space to command the satellite.
- The satellite recognized and launched Doom after receiving a voice command over the 23 cm band.
- It took seven attempts, shared with a group in Poland, to successfully command the satellite.
- The successful command occurred on the same day in late July.
- This demonstration marks the first use of orbital voice control to run a video game.
Articles (3)
Tom's Hardware·
Orbiting ESA satellite plays Doom after receiving voice commands from amateur radio operators on Earth
Space.com·
Yes, it runs 'Doom': Satellite plays iconic game in world's 1st demonstration of orbital voice control
The Register·
Doom delivers five minutes of terminal violence on an IBM mainframe