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  • Dutch astronaut André Kuipers accidentally called 911 from the International Space Station. 
  • He said he was trying to contact NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, and had to dial 9 for an outside line, then 011 for to contact an international line.
  • But he missed the zero, and instead called 911, setting off a security alert at the Johnson Space Center center.

A Dutch astronaut accidentally called 911 from space while orbiting Earth on the International Space Station (ISS).

André Kuipers told the Netherlands' public broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting that he called US emergency services after dialing the wrong number while trying to contact NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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