03/07/2023

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has announced that
several schools are planning to communicate with orbiting astronauts in the
coming weeks.

Lana'i High & Elementary School in Lana'i City, Hawaii, will attempt the
contact between March 20 and 24, 2023. Students attending the high school
already study amateur radio and the research being done on the ISS, among other
scientific pursuits.

Stone Magnet Middle School in Melbourne, Florida, will make their contact
between March 27 and April 1, 2023. In their application, Stone Magnet wrote
that they work to inspire students to develop interest in science, technology,
engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) careers. The school has a special
program for science research, and students from that program place well in
district and statewide science fairs each year.

ARISS is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the
space agencies that support the ISS. In the US, participating organizations
include NASA's Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN), the ISS
National Lab - Space Station Explorers, ARRL The National Association for
Amateur Radio[1]¿, and AMSAT.

ARISS is presently seeking contact proposals[2] for the next round of school
selections.

[1] http://www.arrl.org/ariss
[2] http://arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station-seeking-contact-proposals

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