ARISS News Release No. 23-20
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11 US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process
May 17, 2023: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the schools/host organizations selected for the January-June 2024 window. A total 11 of the submitted ARISS Education Proposals during the recent proposal window have been accepted to move forward in the processes of planning to host a scheduled amateur radio contact with crew on the ISS. The primary goal of the ARISS program is to engage young people in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) activities and raise their awareness of space communications, radio communications, space exploration, and related areas of study and career possibilities.
The ARISS program anticipates that NASA will be able to provide scheduling opportunities for these US host organizations. They are now at work completing an acceptable equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute the ham radio contact. Once their equipment plan is approved by the ARISS operations team, the final selected schools/organizations will be scheduled as their availability and flexibility match up with the scheduling opportunities offered by NASA in January through June 2024.
The schools and host organizations are:
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Belmont Elementary School
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Woodbridge, VA
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Mountain View Elementary
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Marietta, GA
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Daytona Beach, FL
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Lilburn Elementary School
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Lilburn, GA
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Tooele County School District
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Tooele, UT
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Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering
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Huntsville, AL
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Thrive Home School Academy
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Colorado Springs, CO
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Pleasant Knoll Middle School
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Ft. Mill, SC |
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Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School Center for Innovation |
Raleigh, NC |
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Washington State Science and Engineering Fair
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Bremerton, WA |
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Girl Scout Troop 1089
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Sacramento, CA |
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN), and the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org
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Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
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