Twenty Thousand Hertz: How Does NASA Run Live Audio From the Moon and Beyond?

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PRINTCast: The PRINT Podcast Studio is a curated collection of cutting-edge podcasts we love about design, creativity, branding, books, and further subjects afield. Soon, we’ll have a dedicated digital listening room. In the meantime, we present Twenty Thousand Hertz from host Dallas Taylor—“a lovingly crafted podcast revealing the stories behind the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds.”

Art by Jon McCormack

The latest episode: “Space Audity,” written and produced by Jack Higgins.

Here’s more from the Twenty Thousand Hertz team:

We've all heard the iconic recordings from the Apollo missions. But how exactly does NASA manage to run live audio between Earth and the moon? And how might we chat with astronauts on Mars and beyond? Featuring astronaut Peggy Whitson, NASA audio engineer Alexandria Perryman, and astrophysicist Paul Sutter.