Portland teenager completes 5-year quest to communicate with an astronaut on the International Space Station

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. – Zeke Wheeler, 13, is one determined teenager. Five years ago, at the age of 8, he asked his dad a simple yet complex question. “How can I contact an astronaut on the International Space Station?” Zeke recalled asking. His dad didn’t know. Neither did his mom.

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