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An ESA satellite obeyed voice commands to play DOOM.

The Verge •
November 09, 2026 • 12:46 PM
• By Jess Weatherbed
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The European Space Agency’s OPS-SAT PRETTY wasn’t designed to understand and carry out spoken voice commands until Tanagra Space uploaded new software that enabled it to launch the classic shooter after detecting a radio transmission. It isn’t the first satellite to play DOOM, but receiving voice commands was the real achievement here anyway. [Link: First Voice Command of a Satellite Achieved Through ESA’s OPS-SAT Space Lab | https://tanagraspace.com/press/first-voice-command-of-a-satellite/ | Tanagra Space]

An ESA satellite obeyed voice commands to play DOOM.

The European Space Agency’s OPS-SAT PRETTY wasn’t designed to understand and carry out spoken voice commands until Tanagra Space uploaded new software that enabled it to launch the classic shooter after detecting a radio transmission. It isn’t the first satellite to play DOOM , but receiving voice commands was the real achievement here anyway.

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