ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.  22-09

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

Messageto US Educators: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station

ContactOpportunity

Callfor Proposals New Proposal Window isFebruary 21, 2022 to March 31, 2022

February 16, 2022 — The AmateurRadio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal andinformal education institutions and organizations, individually or workingtogether, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board theISS.  ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1,2023 and June 30, 2023. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exactcontact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is lookingfor organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integratethe contact into a well-developed education plan.

The deadline tosubmit a proposal is March 31, 2022

Proposal information and moredetails such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can befound at https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/. An ARISS Introductory Webinarsession will be held on March 3, 2022, at 8 PM ET.  The Eventbritelink to sign up is: https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2022.eventbrite.com

The Opportunity

Crew members aboard the InternationalSpace Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radiocontacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interactwith the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.

An ARISS contact is a voice-onlycommunication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonautsaboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts affordeducation audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what itis like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conductedon the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellitecommunication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature ofhuman spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS,organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates andtimes of the radio contact.

Amateur Radio organizationsaround the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada,Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. Theham radio organizations’ volunteer efforts provide the equipment andoperational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS andstudents around the world using Amateur Radio.

Please direct any questionsto ariss.us.education@gmail.com .