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'I called space from my shed'

An amateur radio enthusiast managed to have a quick chat with the International Space Station (ISS) after a month of trying to get through from his shed.
Adrian Lane, of Gloucestershire, sent out a call signal to the ISS and was "stunned" when he received a reply.
Mr Lane, from Coleford, and a US astronaut chatted for about 45 seconds before the station went out of range.
He had been trying to "catch the ISS on a pass" when he finally got through at the end of a four-minute contact window.

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