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
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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
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 04/17/2023
April 7: An ARISS radio contact was hosted at Collège Saint-Anatoile in Salins-Les-Bains, a rural area in the Franche Comté region of France. During the contact, Steve Bowen answered 20 student questions. 100 students, professors, parents, and city and regional officials attended the event or watched the livestream from other rooms, as did 60 students at … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 04/17/2023
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 4/10/2023
March 31: The Stone Magnet Middle School in Melbourne, FL hosted an ARISS radio contact between students and Steve Bowen; he answered 20 questions. The audience at school, students watching a livestream in classrooms, and the 71 people viewing a second livestream totaled 391. A week later, the second livestream listed 488 Views. Some visitors … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 4/10/2023
ARISS Weekly Status Report – 4/3/2023
March 23: Lana’i High and Elementary School in Lana’i City, on one of the smaller Hawaiian Islands, hosted an ARISS contact with Warren Hoburg who answered 20 student questions and one from their lead teacher. 1,285 people came to the school or saw the livestream, and as of now, 479 watched recordings. The Hawai’i News … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 4/3/2023
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