Overview ARISS-USA, a 501(c)(3) educational and scientific non-profit organization, is seeking an experienced educator with extensive leadership experience to serve as our Director of Education. This is a part-time, remote position in the USA which includes a one-year probationary period. ARISS provides and operates Amateur Radio systems on International Space Station (ISS) and elsewhere to … Continue reading ARISS-USA seeking an experienced educator with extensive leadership experience to serve as our Director of Education
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 6/12/2023
May 28: ARISS educator Kathy Lamont, a Prince William County Schools (VA) gifted-education teacher at Belmont Elementary School in Woodbridge, was nominated and selected as the 2023 Air & Space Forces (AFA) Gabriel Chapter Teacher of the Year awardee. That made her eligible as a candidate, among other educators, for the 2023 Air & Space … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 6/12/2023
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 6/5/2023
May 26: The Children’s Inn at National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD hosted an ARISS radio contact with Axiom Ax-2 crew member John Shoffner. 10 very special children ages 6 through 16 talked with him and he answered 17 of their questions. ARISS leaders Frank Bauer and Dave Taylor engaged with 22 people … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 6/5/2023
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 5/29/2023
May 19: Webb Bridge Middle School in Alpharetta, GA hosted an ARISS contact for the students with Warren Hoburg answering 18 student questions. A crowd of 250 made up of students, faculty, Fulton County School District officials, and reporters attended the event. They appreciated seeing taped greetings to the students from Frank Culbertson. A livestream … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 5/29/2023
11 US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process
May 17, 2023: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the schools/host organizations selected for the January-June 2024 window. A total 11 of the submitted ARISS Education Proposals during the recent proposal window have been accepted to move forward in the processes of planning to host a scheduled amateur radio … Continue reading 11 US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 5/15/2023
May 11: ARISS intern Unsh Rawal gave a presentation to 10 ARISS senior leaders, summarizing his work of the past year for ARISS. He assembled Java and Python code, built a user interface, and linked communications resources to remotely command and control a Makeblock mBot robot used in educational environments. The mBot is one item … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 5/15/2023
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 5/8/2023
May 1: The Council Rock South Amateur Radio Club, along with the Technology Club, facilitated students at Council Rock High School South in Holland, PA in trading questions and answers with Steve Bowen during their ARISS radio contact. He answered 17 of their questions. In the auditorium, 618 students, faculty, and parents watched the action. The … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 5/8/2023
ARISS at 2023 Dayton Hamvention
ARISS will be joining in the Dayton Hamvention experience this year with a booth, a forum and four mini-forums. Dayton Hamvention is May 19-21 in Xenia, Ohio this year. ARISS’ International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, will lead the main forum, “ARISS 2.0: The future vision for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station” on Saturday … Continue reading ARISS at 2023 Dayton Hamvention
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 5/1/2023
April 20: West Michigan Aviation Academy (WMAA), a Grand Rapids no-tuition high school, hosted an ARISS contact. It took place in the gym, full of 200 students and faculty, listening to Sultan Al Neyadi answer 15 student questions. Before and after the contact, students came to a podium to present talks on research they’d done … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 5/1/2023
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 4/24/2023
April 14: The Augusta Preparatory Day School in Augusta, GA invited parents and students to Family Night to engage in learning activities and look at displays about school projects. As part of the prep for the school’s upcoming ARISS radio contact in late summer, ARISS educator Rachel Jones and volunteer John Bobbitt set up and … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 4/24/2023