Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact
ARISS Contact Proposals (U.S. only)
The US partners of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program seek formal and informal education institutions and organizations in the US, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. The next proposal window will open September 1 - November 1, 2016 for contacts to be scheduled July 2017 - December 2017. To download an announcement about this opportunity, click here.
For more information about the proposal requirements and an application form, go to www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.
ARISS Contact Applications (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 on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application and an educational project during the next submission window. The next submission window extends from 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/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager@ariss-eu.org
ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia)
Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator.
For the application, click here.
The US partners of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program seek formal and informal education institutions and organizations in the US, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. The next proposal window will open September 1 - November 1, 2016 for contacts to be scheduled July 2017 - December 2017. To download an announcement about this opportunity, click here.
For more information about the proposal requirements and an application form, go to www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.
ARISS Contact Applications (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 on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application and an educational project during the next submission window. The next submission window extends from 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/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager@ariss-eu.org
ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia)
Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator.
For the application, click here.
- ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Stefan Wagener, VE4SW, Amateur Radio Satellite Corporation of North America, Canada (AMSAT-NA)
- ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL)
- ARISS-Russia: Valery Agabekov, UA6HZ/ N2WW, Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR)
