January 31: The Lewis Center for Educational Research in Apple Valley, CA hosted an ARISS contact supported by Tom Marshburn for their students in 116 classes at the Academy of Academic Excellence and the Norton Science and Language Academy. They asked him 13 questions, some in English and some in Spanish. They followed Covid guidelines … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 2/7/2022
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/31/2022
September-January: The Lewis Center for Educational Research in Apple Valley, CA has been sponsoring months of student STEM activities leading up to their ARISS radio contact on January 31. (All the results of their ARISS contact will be in next week’s report.) Lewis Center educators developed 30-minute weekly lessons to engage K-5 students in all … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/31/2022
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/24/2022
January 14: ARISS-USA Education Director Kathy Lamont was featured at a Zoom meeting of the Nashua (NH) Area Radio Society. Her presentation, “Youth in Radio,” covered the many ways ham radio is used as a teaching tool in classrooms to engage youth in hands-on STEM. Attendees, totaling 35, learned how they could work with educators, … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/24/2022
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/17/2022
January 8: ARISS-USA Director of Public Engagement Rita Dehart and a second member of the Tampa Amateur Radio Club staffed an ARISS exhibit table at the club’s hamfest, called TARCFest, in Tampa, Florida. The two described ARISS operations and activities with people stopping by the table. They distributed ARISS brochures to 32 particularly interested people. January 11: … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/17/2022
Eight US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process
January 11, 2022: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the schools/host organizations selected for the July 1 through December 31, 2022, time period. A total of eight of the submitted proposals during the recent proposal window have been accepted to move forward in the processes of planning to host … Continue reading Eight US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/10/2022
January 4: Scouts Victoria in Mt Waverley, Victoria, Australia hosted an ARISS contact with Mark Vande Hei during the week-long Victorian Scout Jamboree. 17 of the young people’s questions were answered with 100 people reported in attendance. The contact was livestreamed. The Jamboree enabled over 4,000 scouts, venturers, rovers and leaders to enjoy outdoor excitement … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/10/2022
The ARRL Foundation Grants an Award for the ARISS *STAR* Keith Pugh Memoriam Project
January 5, 2022 ARISS‐USA is known for engaging students in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) subjects by arranging live question-and-answer sessions via amateur radio (ham radio) between K‐12 students and astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS). In the last two decades, over 1,400 contacts have connected more than one million youth using … Continue reading The ARRL Foundation Grants an Award for the ARISS *STAR* Keith Pugh Memoriam Project
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/3/2022
December 16: Two German schools, Technisches Bildungszentrum Mitte (TBZ Mitte) in Bremen and Carl Prueter Oberschule in Sulingen hosted an ARISS radio contact with Matthias Maurer. Each school set up a ham radio station and each school’s students asked 5 questions. 23 students and teachers gathered to view the action and 10 classrooms holding 214 … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 1/3/2022
ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for Dec 26
December 21, 2021— An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS). The event is slated to begin on December 26 at 18:25 UTC for setup and operation and continue until December 31 ending at 17:05 UTC. Dates and times subject to change due to ISS operational adjustments. Images … Continue reading ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for Dec 26
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 12/13/2021
December 3: Hino Elementary School in Suzaka, Japan hosted an ARISS radio contact with Raja Chari. He answered all 15 of the students’ questions. The school, along with 20 other Japanese schools (ranging from elementary through senior high), participated in the Canna Project Peace Space Mission; some of those schools’ students were involved also in ARISS … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 12/13/2021