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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

March 4: Students at IES Pedro Simón Abril High School in Alcaraz, Spain experienced an ARISS radio contact with Loral O’Hara. Three hundred people watched the youth as Loral answered 20 student questions. The livestream captured 70 viewers and in 4 days’ time, the viewer total grew to 824. The media turned out in force: … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 3/11/2024

February 20-24: ARISS’s conference at KSC celebrating 40 years of positives from ham radio on human spaceflight was a success! At the ARISS-International meeting, 44 people from around the globe discussed current and future activities, and enjoyed a KSC bus tour. Next, a two-day education conference’s 105 attendees took in educational and technical talks about … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 3/4/2024

February 8-10: ARISS-US Education Committee members Gina Kwid and Clint Thomsen set up and staffed a booth at the Space Exploration Educators Conference held at Space Center Houston in Houston, TX.  They spoke with 180 attendees who teach in grade levels spanning K-16 and leaders from science museums, libraries, and STEM camps. These included the … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 2/19/2024

February 1: The Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE) in Huntsville, AL hosted an ARISS contact with Jasmin Moghbeli. 20 students asked questions while a crowd of 435 people, mostly students, watched. Before the connection was made, Nicole Pelfrey, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Payload & Mission Operations Department Manager spoke to the … Continue reading ARISS Weekly Status Report – 2/12/2024