ARISS-USA has named Jackie Blumer (KC9LEH), currently the ARISS Business Development Coordinator, as the new Associate Director for the organization. Blumer, of Greenville, Illinois, has been a teacher for more than 26 years and is a nationally recognized leader in...
July 21, 2026—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Orizaba Planetarium located in Veracruz, Mexico. ...
January 14, 2026—Three of the four ham radio team members onboard the U.S. segment of the International Space Station will be returning to earth in a SpaceX Dragon potentially as soon as Thursday, likely causing a delay of some of the upcoming school contacts until at...
New Proposal Window is January 12th, 2026 – February 27th, 2026 January 12, 2025 — The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to...
January 2026—As part of the ARISS 25th anniversary year-long celebration, we are publishing a series of interviews with founding members and legends in the organization. Our first interviewee is Tony Hutchison, who has been an ARISS pillar since the beginning of the...
