So I did do that, and we had a very nice chat.

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Nor will astronauts really be able to talk to anyone, either -- at least not on Earth -- mainly because of a 44-minute communication delay between the Blue and Red planets, "which means you can't have a nice chat with your kids, " said Kanas.

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He's a nice guy and I enjoyed our chat.

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"It would be nice to have a sit down and a chat and a coffee, " said Ms Jarvis.

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