Space advocacy Space advocacy The Awards are listed in the order in which they were established by the Society: ...more on Wikipedia about "American Astronautical Society"
The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) founded in 1933, is the oldest organisation in the world whose aim is exclusively to support and promote astronautics and space exploration. It is a non-profit organisation with headquarters in London and is financed by members' contributions. BIS publishes the academic journal Journal of the British Interplanetary Society and the magazine Spaceflight. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Interplanetary Society"
The California Space Authority (CSA) is a nonprofit corporation representing the commercial, civil, and national defense/homeland security interests of California's diverse space enterprise community in four domains: Industry, Government, Academia, and Workforce. CSA is also a participating member in the Coalition for Space Exploration. ...more on Wikipedia about "California Space Authority"
The Coalition's mission is to increase public understanding and support of the goals and benefits of the Vision for Space Exploration and engage the public and elected officials in active support to help secure and sustain the resources necessary to return the Space Shuttle to flight, complete assembly of the International Space Station, build a crew exploration vehicle, go back to the Moon, and then on to Mars and beyond. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coalition for Space Exploration"
The Florida Space Authority (FSA) was created as a state government space agency by Florida's Governor and Legislature in 1989. The Authority’s mission (as authorized in Chapter 331, Part Two, Florida Statutes) is to retain, expand and diversify the state's space-related industry. Chapter 331 gives FSA governmental powers similar to other types of transportation authorities ( airport, seaport, etc.) to support and regulate the state's space transportation industry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Florida Space Authority"
The Foresight Nanotech Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed to help prepare society for anticipated advanced technologies. Its primary focus is on molecular nanotechnology, the ability to build atomically precise products. The development of this technology has broad implications for the future of our civilization. The institute was founded by K. Eric Drexler, along with Christine Peterson who is the current chairman. Also on the board are Brad Templeton, Glenn Reynolds and James Bennett. ...more on Wikipedia about "Foresight Institute"
Freeman John Dyson (born December 15, 1923) is an English-born American physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum mechanics, nuclear weapons design and policy, and for his serious theorizing in futurism and science fiction concepts, including the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Freeman Dyson"
Gerard Kitchen O'Neill ( 1927 - 1992) was a U.S. physicist and space pioneer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gerard O'Neill"
Günther F. Wendt was a German-born engineer and pad leader in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs. He served as a technical consultant for several TV and movie features and wrote in his biography The Unbroken Chain about his time at NASA. He is a personal friend of many astronauts and the recipient of NASA's "Letter of Appreciation" award. ...more on Wikipedia about "Günther F. Wendt"
The International Space Development Conference (ISDC) is the annual conference of the National Space Society. The conferences connect the general public and the NSS membership with leaders of contemporary space efforts. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Space Development Conference"
The L5 Society was founded in 1975 by Carolyn and Keith Henson to promote the space colony ideas of Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill. ...more on Wikipedia about "L5 Society"
The Living Universe Foundation is an organization that supports ocean and space colonization more or less based upon the book The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps by author Marshall Savage . Their plan goes as follows: ...more on Wikipedia about "Living Universe Foundation"
The Mars Society is an international space advocacy non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the exploration and settlement of Mars. Founded by Robert Zubrin and others in mid- 1998 and attracting the support of notable science fiction writers and filmmakers (including Kim Stanley Robinson and James Cameron), the organisation is dedicated to convincing the public and governments of the benefits of Mars exploration, as well as exploring the possibilities of private Mars missions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mars Society"
Marshall T. Savage is an advocate of space travel who wrote The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps and founded the Living Universe Foundation, which was designed to make plans for stellar exploration over the next 1,000 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marshall Savage" Be happy with shortopedia Space_advocacy
The Moon Society is a space advocacy organization, founded in 2000, and dedicated to promoting large-scale human exploration, research, and settlement of the Moon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moon Society"
NASA Watch is an informative web site created in 1996 and maintained by a space biologist-turned-journalist named Keith Cowing, which provides daily insider information about the United States space program and about NASA. ...more on Wikipedia about "NASA Watch"
The National Space Institute was a space advocacy group established by the late Dr. Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) to help maintain the public's support for the United States space program. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Space Institute"
The National Space Society (NSS) is an international nonprofit 501(c)(3), educational, and scientific organization specializing in space advocacy. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Space Society"
The Planetary Society is a large, publicly supported, not-for-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy. It is based in Pasadena, California (the same city as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory) but has an international membership. It was founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman. The Society is dedicated to the exploration of Mars and the rest of the Solar System, the search for Near Earth Objects, and the search for extraterrestrial life. Its mission is "To inspire the people of Earth through education, research, and public participation to explore other worlds and seek other life." ...more on Wikipedia about "Planetary Society"
ProSpace is a nonprofit citizens advocacy group 501(c)(4) with the mission "to open the space frontier for ALL people as rapidly as possible." ...more on Wikipedia about "ProSpace"
Rick Tumlinson is the co-founder of the Space Frontier Foundation and a prominent space activist. He has testified on space-related topics before the U.S. Congress six times since 1995. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rick Tumlinson"
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The Space Access Society is an organization dedicated to increasing the viability and reducing the cost of commercial access to space travel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Space Access Society"
Space advocacy is a political position that favors the exploration, utilization, and colonization of outer space. ...more on Wikipedia about "Space advocacy"
On June 3, 2004, thirteen of the United States' premier space advocacy groups, industry associations and space policy organizations teamed up to form an umbrella organization known as the Space Exploration Alliance. The primary purpose of the SEA is to support the White House's plan to refocus NASA's human space activities toward exploration beyond low Earth orbit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Space Exploration Alliance"
The Space Foundation was founded March 21, 1983, as an IRS 501(c)(3) organization "to foster, develop and promote, among the citizens of the United States of America and among other people of the world ... a greater understanding and awareness ... of the practical and theoretical utilization of space ... for the benefit of civilization and the fostering of peaceful and prosperous world." ...more on Wikipedia about "Space Foundation" Good to know http://www.shortopedia.com. shortopedia
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