"Hello, kids from the star" – greetings from space to autistic children
2019-04-03
Tuesday marked World Autism Awareness Day. On that day, China's "Ladybeetle -1" satellite transmitted Morse code saying "Hello kids from the star," sending greetings and love to autistic children.
A sketch map of "Ladybeetle -1" satellite in orbit. [Photo: Commsat]
The satellite, launched by private space company Commsat, is the only one that can transmit Morse code.
The "Ladybeetle -1" satellite transmits Morse code saying "Hello kids from the star," in Beijing on April 2, 2019. [Photo: Beijing Planetarium/Ma Jin]
![A sketch map of "Ladybeetle -1" satellite in orbit. [Photo: Commsat]](http://img1.zhytuku.meldingcloud.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20190403/81cdc0d5-d46d-4cec-b183-25bc8419b25b.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_650)
![The "Ladybeetle -1" satellite transmits Morse code saying "Hello kids from the star," in Beijing on April 2, 2019. [Photo: Beijing Planetarium/Ma Jin]](http://img0.zhytuku.meldingcloud.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20190403/2d7dc733-b42a-4fa6-bec8-dfea8da97124.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_650)
