November 20, 2025—Ryan Krenzischek (Kren-zis-shek), W4NTR, has been named the new ARISS-USA Director of Operations. In this role, Ryan will oversee the USA telebridge ground station teams, the USA technical mentors, ARISS-I operations website development and...
November 13, 2025—Today, the worldwide ARISS team and our global family of ham radio enthusiasts are celebrating a momentous achievement—25 years of continuous amateur radio operations on the International Space Station (ISS). It all started 25 years ago...
November 7, 2025 – ARISS has selected four educational organizations to host an amateur radio contact with astronauts on the International Space Station during the first six months of 2026: The Lewis Center for Educational Research in Apple Valley, California Hilltop...
November 5, 2025 – ARISS will begin continuously transmitting a series of 12 SSTV images from the International Space Station (ISS) starting November 12 and running through November 19, with two planned pauses for educational contacts. The images will highlight...
October 22, 2025 – Imagine the excitement of having your K-16 students not only learning about space but getting to talk to an astronaut on the International Space Station! You can do it, and the time is now. ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station)...
October 13, 2025 – Amateur radio enthusiasts around the world helped make this year’s World Space Week a memorable global event, thanks in part to the enthusiastic response to the ARISS SSTV challenge. From October 3 through October 9 (with the exception of several...