ARISS News Release No. 24-01
DaveJordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
Message to US Educators
Amateur Radio on theInternational Space Station
Contact Opportunity
Call for Proposals
New Proposal Window is January 8, 2024 – February 29, 2024
January 8, 2024--- The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program isseeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crewmember on board the ISS. ARISS anticipatesthat the contact would be held between July 1, 2024 and December 31,2024. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contactdates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking fororganizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate thecontact into a well-developed education plan.
The deadlineto submit a proposal is February 29, 2024. Proposal information and moredetails such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can befound at www.ariss.org.An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on January 17 at 7 PMET. The Zoom link to sign up is: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrc-qsrD0pGNLBvhR_2p5O9uTeRzO0u4S...
The Opportunity
Crew membersaboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled AmateurRadio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length andallow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answersession.
An ARISScontact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio betweenastronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms andcommunities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learnfirsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and tolearn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have anopportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, andradio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity ofscheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrateflexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.
Amateur Radioorganizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies inRussia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with thisopportunity. The ham radio organizations’ volunteer efforts provide theequipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on theISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.
Please directany questions to education@ariss-usa.org .
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) isa cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the spaceagencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,sponsors are the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio DigitalCommunications (ARDC), Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), NASA’sSpace Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) and the ISS NationalLab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radiobetween crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radiocontacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-onlearning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. Formore information, see http://www.ariss.org
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ARISS PR
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