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ALT Hera Asteroid Framing Camera image of Didymos and Uranus acquired on 16 October 2026, 36 922 km from Didymos
ALT Graphic titled “Amateur Radio & the Moon” with the subtitle “AREx: AMSAT & ARISS consortium.” The left side shows a large red-orange Moon during a total lunar eclipse against a dark sky. A small ARISS logo appears near the bottom. The right side contains text describing NASA's request for ARISS to serve as a single international focus for amateur radio activities on the International Space Station and the possibility of a similar approach for future lunar missions. The text highlights goals of developing operational and educational amateur radio capabilities for lunar exploration, engaging youth and the public in STEM/STEAM, and encouraging the amateur radio community to take the first steps toward future lunar opportunities. A photo credit at the bottom notes: “A total lunar eclipse rises over New Orleans: NASA.”
ALT Large rubble-pile asteroid Ryugu (about 900 m across) dominates left; tiny asteroid 1998 KY26 (≈11 m) appears at right, each annotated with arrows and labels to show scale contrast.
ALT From left, Astronauts Anil Menon of NASA and Josha Kutryk of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) pose for pre-flght crew portraits in spacesuits at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
ALT From left, Astronauts Anil Menon of NASA and Josha Kutryk of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) pose for pre-flght crew portraits at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
ALT ARISS graphic announcing an upcoming ISS school contact. The left side features a NASA portrait of astronaut Luke Delaney in a blue flight suit. The right side lists contact details on a dark blue background. Smile Of The Child Smile Academy in Attica, Greece, is scheduled to speak with astronaut Luke Delaney, KJ5PPF, aboard the International Space Station on Friday, October 30, at 10:04 UTC, 12:04 PM local time in Greece, and 6:04 AM ET. The ISS call sign is NA1SS. The event will use a telebridge via amateur radio station AB1OC in New Hampshire, USA. The public may listen to the downlink on 145.800 MHz FM; the cross-band voice repeater will be off during the event. A livestream is planned at tinyurl.com/Europe653. The ARISS logo appears in the lower right corner. Photo credit: NASA portrait of Luke Delaney taken at Johnson Space Center.
ALT Graphic announcing an upcoming ARISS radio outage due to an EVA (spacewalk). The left side shows a NASA photo of a spacewalker working outside the International Space Station with Earth visible in the background. The right side contains outage details on a dark blue background. Text reads: “EVA Outage Upcoming, October 28–30, 2026.” The Columbus Module Radio cross-band voice repeater and the Service Module Radio APRS Packet/SSTV system will be offline beginning Wednesday, October 28 at 19:20 UTC (3:20 PM ET) and returning Friday, October 30 at 07:50 UTC (3:50 AM ET). HamTV is not expected to be impacted. A note states that all times are approximate and dependent on other spaceflight activities. The ARISS logo appears in the lower-right corner. NASA image caption: “2009 EVA installing a ham radio antenna.”
ALT A colorful star-forming nebula with bright, diffraction-spiked stars scattered across wispy teal, blue and rose clouds of glowing interstellar dust.
