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September 3, 2026—ARISS-USA is excited to introduce our new Director of Operations, Daryl Young, K4RGK. Daryl is a long-time Technical Mentor with ARISS-USA, supporting many of our direct and telebridge contacts. His responsibilities in this new role will include leading all ARISS Technical Mentors along with heading up other activities related to STEM contacts.Most recently, … Continue reading ARISS News Release No. 26-51 ARISS Welcomes Daryl Young as Director of Operations

September 3, 2026—ARISS-USA is pleased to announce three “people moves” that will strengthen the core functions of the organization.Ryan Krenzischek, formerly the ARISS-USA Director of Operations, will take on the newly created role of Chief Information Officer, where he and his team will manage ARISS’s websites and other backend systems to ensure the seamless, efficient … Continue reading ARISS News Release  No. 26-52 ARISS Ascends with Fall Appointments of Krenzischek, Lebair and Tucker

Call for Proposals Proposal Window Open Now through September 30, 2026 August 25, 2026 --- The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that … Continue reading ARISS News Release  No. 26-45 Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity

August 17, 2026 - ARISS-USA is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Carlos Miranda as its new Director of Education for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS-USA).  In this important role, Dr. Miranda will help advance ARISS-USA’s educational mission and expand opportunities for students and educators to engage with amateur radio, space … Continue reading ARISS News Release No. 26-49 Dr. Carlos Miranda Appointed Director of Education for ARISS-USA

ARISS is honored to receive the prestigious Challenger-7 Recognition, a national honor celebrating organizations whose work reflects the spirit, vision, and values of the Challenger 51-L crew. “This recognition is a tribute, not a competition,” says the Challenger Center. “It honors those who embody the Challenger crew’s values of exploration, learning, and inspiration, while also … Continue reading ARISS News Release 26-48 ARISS Receives Challenger-7 Recognition

August 4, 2026—ARISS-USA is pleased to announce that Jackie Blumer, KC9LEH, has been appointed Associate Director of ARISS-USA (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station). Jackie is a nationally recognized science educator with an emphasis on space education. In her work as an educator, she has often incorporated amateur radio into her curriculum as a … Continue reading ARISS News Release  No. 26-44 Jackie Blumer KC9LEH Appointed as ARISS Associate Director

Submit your proposal for a free STEM ham radio contact with the International Space Station crew in 2027! Proposal window opened Juy 1 and closes on September 30 for contacts to be held from January to June 2027. Visit https://ariss-usa.org/proposal-overview/ to get your school started.

July 28, 2026: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the US schools/host organizations newly selected for ARISS contacts in 2026 and 2027.  A total of 13 of the submitted proposals during the recent proposal window have been accepted to move forward in the processes of planning to host a … Continue reading ARISS News Release No. 26-40 Thirteen US Schools/Organizations Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process

ARISS News Release No. 26-15 Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals March 31, 2026 --- The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with … Continue reading ARISS News Release 26-15 New Proposal Window is April 6, 2026 – May 22, 2026

Figure.7.Artemis.8.on.the.launch.pad…Credit¿.NASA―John.Kraus March 27, 2026—When the Artemis 2 mission with four astronauts departs for deep spacesometime in April, a team of ARISS and AMSAT volunteers will be “watching” from afar.Specifically, our experts will use a multinational network of ground station receivers tocapture the Orion capsule’s one-way S-band communications with mission control as asecondary means of tracking … Continue reading ARISS and AMSAT: On Track to Track Artemis 2