The Cosmic Frequency

American ham radio operator in Austrialia makes historic contact with Soviet/Russian cosmonauts from Mir space station.

Before the likes of Skype and Twitter, curious people built and operated amateur ‘ham’ radios in order to connect with other curious people around the world.

The Cosmic Frequency tells the story of Maggie Iaquinto, an American-born Australian who forged a unique relationship with the Russian cosmonauts aboard the space station Mir.

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