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ARISS News Release No. 25-39 ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for Next Week
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) announces an SSTV event to be held next week. The event is scheduled to begin on Monday, July 14 around 09:45 UTC / 5:45 AM ET and to end Sunday, July 20 around 18:00 UTC / 2:00 PM ET. Down-link transmissions...
ARISS News Release No. 25-38 Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals
New Proposal Window is July 9th, 2025 – August 29th, 2025 July 10, 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 host an Amateur...
SSTV Series 28 starting soon!
Axiom-4 Amateur Radio Contacts Set to Begin July 3rd
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)...
Ax-4 Update: Axiom 4 Crew starts operations on ISS
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.
Ax-4 Hams En Route to 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...
All Hams Onboard for Axiom-4 Mission
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...
Fram2Ham SSTV Simulation on ISS
ARISS News Release No. 25-07 Fram2Ham SSTV Simulation on ISS February 1, 2025—The ARISS international team has devised a proficiency training SSTV (Slow Scan Television) exercise to prepare all SSTV image receivers for what to expect on the upcoming Fram2 mission....
Three (3) US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process
ARISS News Release No. 25-01 Three (3) US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process January 13, 2025: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the US schools/host organizations newly selected for 2025 ARISS contacts. A...