Here's How to Call the International Space Station

Last week, amateur radio enthusiast Adrian Lane sent a call signal to the International Space Station. To his shock and delight, he got a reply. He chatted with an astronaut for about 45 seconds before the station went out of range.

Lane’s brief “phone call” with an actual astronaut in space garnered international media attention, but according to NASA, this kind of thing happens all the time. That’s because there’s a ham radio up on the space station, similar to the ones used by amateur radio enthusiast around the world. That means you, too, can try calling the station!

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http://gizmodo.com/heres-how-to-call-the-international-space-station-1724306904