International Space Station Ham Radio (AKA Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS))
Short Name:The short name or acronym of the facility. ISS Ham Radio (ARISS)
Facility Description
The ISSInternational Space Station Ham Radio, AKA the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), allows students in schools, camps, and other groups to have a conversation with ISS crew members in space as the ISS passes overhead. Before the conversation, students research life on the ISS and learn about radio waves, ham radio, and similar topics. The students then prepare a list of questions based on their interests and research. During operations, students typically have approximately 9 minutes to ask the crew 10 to 20 questions. Hundreds of other people are able to listen in to the event via live streaming.
Availability:The general availability status of the facility. Please contact the facility manager
ISS Environment:The facility location (internal or external to the ISS.) Internal
Owner:The entity that owns the facility. ARISS International Working Group
Operator/Implementation Partner:The entity or ISS National Lab Implementation Partner that operates the facility.
ARISS International Working Group
Developer(s):The entity, or entities, that developed the facility.
Amateur Radio on ISS (ARISS) International Working Group;
American Radio Relay League (ARRL);
American Satellite Corporation (AMSAT);
ISS National Laboratory/Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS);
NASA SCaN
Facility Manager:The name of the facility manager and their organization.
Frank Henry Bauer,
ARISS-International Working Group
Manager Email:The facility manager's email address.
frank.bauer@ariss-usa.org
Parent Facility:Any facility that is necessary to operate the facility described on this webpage. i.e., a parent facility is one level higher in the operational hierarachy.
Child Facility:Facilities that can be operated within the facility described on this webpage.
Sponsoring Space Agency:The government space agency that sponsors investigations that use the facility. NASA
Equipment Category:"The facility's ISS National Lab equipment designation type. Designations include:
1. ISS National Lab Commercial Service Provider (CSP) Facility
2. Support Hardware
3. Capability Capability
Additional Information:Additional resources to learn more about the facility.
ISS Ham Radio (ARISS) on NASA’s SSRE
ARISS Website
ARISS-USA
ARISS on NASA.gov
ARISS on issnationallab.org
ISS008-E-07169 (December 2003) --- Astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 mission commander and NASA ISS science officer, uses a communication system in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).