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Orbiting ESA satellite plays Doom after receiving voice commands from amateur radio operators on Earth

Tom's Hardware (Computing & Hardware) · Nov 10, 2026 — 16:30 · 2 views · Original article ↗
Orbiting ESA satellite plays Doom after receiving voice commands from amateur radio operators on Earth

Radio amateurs in Oslo spoke a command to ESA’s OPS-SAT PRETTY satellite, which recognized it on board and launched Doom.

Radio amateurs in Oslo spoke a command to ESA’s OPS-SAT PRETTY satellite, which recognized it on board and launched Doom.

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