June 30, 2025—NASA has confirmed five of the six expected ham radio contacts for the Axiom Space Ax-4 crew onboard the International Space Station, starting July 3. Each of the three first-time astronauts—Shubhanshu Shukla (VU2TNI), Sławosz UznańskiWiśniewski (SQ7AS)...
June 26, 2025–Axiom-4 docked with ISS at 6:31 am Eastern Time/10:31 UTC. Hatch opening occurred at 8:14 am Eastern Time/12:14 UTC, starting Ax-4 operations on ISS.
SpaceX expects to dock the Dragon module—which Ax-4 Mission Commander Peggy Whitson (KC5ZTD) has named “Grace”—with the ISS at 7 am eastern time on June 26 for the two-week mission. Each of the three first-time astronauts—Shubhanshu Shukla (VU2TNI), Sławosz...
ARISS will once again play a key role in space outreach when the Ax-4 mission launches to the International Space Station in the next few days with another all-ham crew, led by record-setting Commander Peggy Whitson (KC5ZTD). Whitson, who has logged more time in space...
June 17, 2025—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 participants at the Youth on the Air (YOTA) 2025 Summer Camp...
