

No one really knows what Peng is, but its value in the Dead Space mythos is supposedly unrivaled. First appearing in the original 2008 game before making appearances throughout the franchise, Peng is a running gag that can be found in in-game advertisements and promotional materials. One of the recurring items in the game is Dead Space's Peng treasure. This means that those looking for more than just a few good scares will be pleasantly surprised by what can be found in the franchise's decade-long history. Ishimura's storied past to the fictional religion of Unitology, Dead Space's world-building is the kind that takes years to create over a vast array of media, video games included. You can even download images from US government weather satellites.Looking past its dimly-lit areas and Necomorph-infested halls reveals that the Dead Space franchise has a substantial amount of lore to it. SatNOGS is a particularly popular open-source network of ground stations, and their web site has great tutorials for getting started. If a two-way station sounds too complicated, there are plenty of satellites that you can listen to with a simpler downlink-only station. When active in sunlight (since it has no batteries) it has two repeater modes that are available to the public. Satellite became non-operational in 1981 due to a battery failure, and then in 2002 came back to live as the battery went from a short to an open circuit. One of the best known amateur satellites is AO-7. For the ultimate satellite "ping" using an amateur radio station you can also bounce a signal off the moon. Of course, not all amateur satellites use UHF or VHF. A two-way UHF/VHF amateur station probably runs you in the \$5k to \$10k range. You need to be a licensed amateur radio operator, and have the right equipment, or course. The short answer, is yes, there are spacecraft you can "ping" (or do a non TCP/IP equivalent).įor two-way communications, implied by your desire to "ping" you should look at the amateur radio satellites.
