Welcome to ARISS
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
ARISS is an international working group that supplies turn-key global engagement and mission safety capabilities to space stations and space vehicles using amateur radio, also known as ham radio. Our specialty is connecting kids with astronauts in space over these radio links, sparking an interest in STEM/STEAM fields.
With ARISS onboard, a space vehicle carries with it a space career promotional tool that is also a proven, independent, platform-agnostic backup communications link and crew morale booster.
ARISS is global: We are governed by delegates from 15 nations including several in Europe as well as Japan, Russia, Canada, and the USA. We operate almost entirely by volunteers from amateur radio organizations including the American Radio Relay League and AMSAT.
Blogs and News Releases
ARISS Facebook Posts
Upcoming Educational Contacts
Weekly Reports
ARISS and AMSAT: On Track to Track Artemis 2
When the Artemis 2 mission with four astronauts departs for deep space sometime in April, a team of ARISS and AMSAT volunteers will be “watching” from afar. Specifically, our experts will use a multinational network of ground station receivers to capture the Orion...
Upcoming Educational Contacts as of Oct. 21, 2025
As of October 21, 2025 Colegio de Cultura Popular, Bogotá, Colombia, telebridge via AB1OC (Zena Cardman KJ5CMN) Contact is go for: Thu 2025-10-23 13:46:10 UTC 63 deg 18th Primary School of Larissa, Larissa, Greece, Telebridge via K6DUE (Mike Fincke KE5AIT) Contact is...
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