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08/05/2013 | ARISS Logs Several Successful Ham Radio Contacts with ISS Crew
The ISS crew has been busy talking via ham radio with earthbound youth.
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07/24/2013 | Boy Scout Jamboree Hosts Space Station Ham Radio Contact
The ARISS program continues to facilitate ham radio contacts between the ISS and youth.
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07/17/2013 | Ham-Astronauts’ Spacewalk Curtailed
Space suit malfunction blamed
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02/08/2012 | Astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK (SK)
NASA astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK, of Houston, Texas, passed away on February 7 from cancer. She was 55. One of only six women who have flown in space five times, Voss’ career was highlighted by her work and dedication to scientific payloads and explorat
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11/17/2011 | Space Station Active on 70 cm Packet
The International Space Station is now active on UHF packet radio.
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09/08/2011 | Report Calls on NASA to Hire More Astronauts
Even as the space shuttle era has come to a close, a NASA-commissioned report says the space agency needs to hire more astronauts to maintain its presence on the International Space Station and prepare for the next generation of spaceflight. The report wa
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06/29/2011 | ISS Survives Near Miss of Space Junk
Just after 8 AM (EDT) on Tuesday, June 29, the six residents of the International Space Station (ISS) climbed into two Soyuz space capsules as an unidentified object hurtled past them at a speed of 29,000 miles per hour, missing the space station by only
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06/01/2011 | ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?
This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of May.
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