0345hrs 04 Apr 2005 UTC Map Ref 145
We spoke to Leroy [ed: Commander of the International Space Station – freaky, huh?] tonight and let off a flare for him – it was very cloudy, with big thunder clouds all around which he could see and we could feel, but he did not see the flare. Sad, but he’s happy to have another go on a better night, so I will keep sending you a midnight GMT prediction. He said he’d try to call us in advance as he did tonight. And he said he would pass on our phone number to the ISS 11 crew in case they would like to give us a wave as well.