A fascinating piece of tech history happened on this day back in 1991. Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis sent the first ever email from space using an Apple Macintosh Portable computer.
When you think about all the technological marvels that made this possible, it’s really mind-blowing.
Astronauts Shannon Lucid and James C. Adamson used the AppleLink online service to send this historic message:
“Hello Earth! Greetings from the STS-43 Crew. This is the first AppleLink from space. Having a GREAT time, wish you were here,…send cryo and RCS! Hasta la vista, baby,…we’ll be back!”