Category: Weekly Reports

May 19: ARISS educator Kathy Lamont and daughter Kailey supported an ARISS display in an exhibit tent at the American Rocketry Challenge in The Plains, VA for middle and high school youth. The tables sported an ARISS slide show and hand-held radio equipment to attract kids' attention for stopping by to handle it.  The Lamonts … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 5/27/2024

May 4: Bundaberg State High School students from Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia engaged in an ARISS radio contact held at the Wireless Institute of Australia’s (WIA) Annual General Meeting and Convention. WIA is the national association for amateur radio in Australia and WIA members and radio enthusiasts from around the country attend the convention. Mike Barratt … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 5/13/2024

April 22: The American International University (AIU) in Salmiya, Kuwait hosted an ARISS radio contact with Mike Barratt for undergrads, some area elementary and high school students, and a large viewing audience.  14 news reporters wrote items about the contact and created numerous social media posts, some with video, offering many highlights such as student … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 5/6/2024

April 22: Thrive Home School Academy and Stratton Meadows Elementary School in Colorado Springs, CO successfully completed their ARISS radio contact with Jeanette Epps. She answered 11 of their questions. One student who stood out in her Space Camp blue jumpsuit told a TV reporter, “I want to be an astronaut, a flight director, mission … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 4/29/2024

April 17: Students at Mrs Ethelston's CE Primary Academy in Lyme Regis, UK experienced a great day as they spoke with Matthew Dominick for their ARISS contact; he answered 20 student questions. The faculty had invited six other area schools (for students age 4 to 11) in the Acorn Multi Academy Trust to take part in … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 4/22/2024

April 4:  An ARISS radio contact enjoyed by students from Collège Théodore Monod in Gagny, France was supported by Matthew Dominick, who answered 16 student questions. The National Air and Space Museum of France, at the Paris-Le Bourget Airport, hosted the ARISS contact. 150 people in the room—students, professors, parents, journalists, and museum staff—watched the … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 4/15/2024

April 3: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Daytona Beach, FL hosted an ARISS radio contact with Matthew Dominick for Volusia County School District students from 4 middle schools. He answered 17 of their questions while an audience of 200 students and faculty listened. ERAU offered two livestreams and one is (begin listening at 1 hour 37 minutes) at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/eraudaytona/portal.htm?eventId=754085&streamType=video.  These media groups aired stories: WNDB, Hometown News Volusia, Flagler News Weekly, … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 4/8/2024

March 21-23: ARISS Director of Education Tanya Anderson and ARISS educator Kathy Lamont represented ARISS at the 2024 National Conference on Science Education held by the National Science Teachers Association in Denver, CO. The ISS National Lab had invited ARISS to set up a display in its booth. The two educators explained ARISS to about … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 4/1/2024

February 11: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ highly respected publication, AIAA Journal, recognized ARISS in its February 2024 issue. It carried a review of the recent AIAA SciTech Forum’s K-12 Educator Workshop and cited ARISS-International Chair Frank Bauer and ARISS-USA Director of Education Tanya Anderson for presenting an ARISS forum there. They explained … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 3/26/2024

March 9: ARISS Director of Engineering Randy Berger and an AMSAT volunteer shared the ARISS program and its education projects with radio and technology enthusiasts by staffing a booth at the Irving Hamfest in Irving, Texas. Randy reported an estimated 250 attendees, including “a lot of kids,” at the hamfest (an event with a variety … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 3/19/2024