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...
January 9, 2026: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the US schools/host organizations newly selected for 2026 ARISS contacts. A total of 2 of the submitted proposals during the recent proposal window have been accepted to...
December 24, 2025—Along with our Santa’s helper hams on the International Space Station, we’re wishing all ARISS volunteers, supporters and sponsors a very merry Holiday Season and an Adventurous New Year! As we celebrate 25 years of continuous operations on the ISS,...
December 2, 2025—ARISS today released a new NASA-produced video detailing how astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) use ham radio to talk to students in classrooms around the world. In the 4-minute video—filmed this summer during astronaut Nichole Ayers’...
