Keith’s note: On 13 March 2012, NASA’s Robonaut-2 said “hello world” in American Sign Language (ASL) from the International Space Station. I am told that the idea for this came from my suggestion posted on NASA Watch several months ago (below). How cool.

NASA Astronaut Sends First Signed Message from Orbit “The number of languages used on the International Space Station has recently increased. In addition to those spoken in the 15 countries that have had representatives aboard the space station, American Sign Language, or ASL, is now included. NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson has sent a message in ASL from the station to the deaf community.” Keith’s note: As a former professional […]