From the Cosmos to Your Cell: SpaceX and a Text Messaging Milestone

Welcome to the future where you can now enjoy cellular connectivity even in space. SpaceX, the rocket-building company founded by Elon Musk, has partnered with T-Mobile to send a “Hello World” text from orbit. And incredibly, they got a response from space! The plan is to enable people to stay connected through texting, calling, and social media even while hiking in the Himalayas or floating on a raft in the Pacific. However, it’s important to remember that this is a new technology that’s still in development, so there may be challenges to overcome such as signal handoffs and potentially high extra-terrestrial data rates that could affect your monthly bill.

Be careful with people who say “I didn’t get your text”. We might not have to worry about dead zones anymore.