The ARISS program was created and is managed by an international consortium of amateur radio organizations and space agencies including National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the USA, Rosaviakosmos in Russia, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in Canada, Japan Aeronautics Exploration Space Agency (JAXA) in Japan and European Space Agency (ESA) in Europe. Read More
Upcoming Contacts
A direct contact via 8J1YGJH with students at Yamanashi Gakuin J. H. School, Kofu, Japan is scheduled for Sat 2016-10-01.
A direct contact via 9M2RPN with students at Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Pasar 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is presently scheduled for: Thu 2016-10-06.
A telebridge contact via IK1SLD with students at iSPACE, Cincinnati OH, USA. is scheduled for Sat 2016-10-08.
For more details, Upcoming Contacts
A direct contact via 9M2RPN with students at Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Pasar 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is presently scheduled for: Thu 2016-10-06.
A telebridge contact via IK1SLD with students at iSPACE, Cincinnati OH, USA. is scheduled for Sat 2016-10-08.
For more details, Upcoming Contacts
Submission Window Opens September 1 for Applications from Schools and Youth Organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut onboard the International Space Station, are invited to submit an application and an educational project during the next submission window, September 1 to November 30, 2016. The space conversation will tentatively be scheduled in the period extending from September 2017 to January 2018. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/schoolcontacts.htm.
Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut onboard the International Space Station, are invited to submit an application and an educational project during the next submission window, September 1 to November 30, 2016. The space conversation will tentatively be scheduled in the period extending from September 2017 to January 2018. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/schoolcontacts.htm.
Proposal Window for Scheduled Contacts in the United States Opens September 1
The US partners of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program are seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations in the US, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. This proposal window closes November 1, 2016. Download an announcement about this opportunity. For more information about the proposal requirements click here.
The US partners of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program are seeking formal and informal educational institutions and organizations in the US, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. This proposal window closes November 1, 2016. Download an announcement about this opportunity. For more information about the proposal requirements click here.
Recent Contacts
A direct contact via EA7URJ with students at C.E.PR. Almadén, Jaén, Spain was successful Thu 2016-09-15.
A contact with students and scouts at Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, Astoria, OR, USA was successful Sat 2016-09-10.
A direct contact via KCØNFL with students at Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence KS, USA was successful Fri 2016-09-09.
A direct contact via KCØNFL with students at Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence KS, USA was successful Fri 2016-09-09.
A direct contact via N9DR with students at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN, USA was successful Tue 2016-08-23.
A direct contact via 8J4DISS with students at Daisen Elementary School, Saihaku-gun, Japan was successful Sat 2016-08-20.
A direct contact via K2ZRO with students attending a summer engineering camp at Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal NY, USA was successful Thu 2016-08-18.
