FYI. Hello to all, Here is a news release hot off the press about ARISS's "big-splash-celebration conference" of 40 years of ham radio on human spaceflight. ARRL did a lot regarding Owen Garriott's first foray into having hams be able to talk to a crew member in space, including loads of PR. I hope this conference will cause some excitement among ARRL VIPs and hard-working Hq staff, and members—and some of you may want to come to Kennedy Space Center to attend. ARISS has already received a commitment from an astronaut and some who said, "pretty-sure-I can-go." The ARISS website page about this just went live. The ARISS news release team will distribute the release in about the next 15 minutes. We're starting to hear from hams. Some are--and some aren't--SAREX and ARISS volunteers. Some were students who want to talk about how these radio contacts shaped STEM study and STEM career choices. Some educators plan to come talk about special students who were affected by these contacts. The news release contains many details. I hope you'll feel the excitement, just as I am. If you have questions, please email me. 73, Rosalie K1STO ARISS You're receiving this message because you're a member of the ARRL ARISS group from American Radio Relay League. To take part in this conversation, reply all to this message. View group files <https://outlook.office365.com/owa/arrl-ariss@arrl.org/groupsubscription.ashx?source=EscalatedMessage&action=files&GuestId=ad8587be-048f-42b5-8a20-287d7de450cc> | Leave group <https://outlook.office365.com/owa/arrl-ariss@arrl.org/groupsubscription.ashx?source=EscalatedMessage&action=leave&GuestId=ad8587be-048f-42b5-8a20-287d7de450cc> | Learn more about Microsoft 365 Groups <https://aka.ms/o365g>