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The Future Space Leaders Foundation (FSLF) is pleased to announce the 2015 Future Space Leaders Grant Program providing opportunities for U.S. graduate students and young professionals pursuing space- and satellite-related…

The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is pleased to announce the opening of the call for nominations for the 2015 Young Space Leaders (YSL) Recognition Programme. YSL awards are made to students or young…

The Future Space Leaders Foundation announced on May 19 the five winners of its annual Future Space Leaders Grant Program. The Foundation will provide grants to five graduate students and young professionals…

AAS will celebrate sixty years of service to the space community with an exciting evening event at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC.

The AAS congratulates Kapi'olani Community College (Honolulu, Hawaii) for placing first in the 8th Student CanSat Competition held in Abilene and Burkett, Texas, June 7-10.  The second place award went to…

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The AAS welcomes Dittmar Associates ("Creating the Future"), Dynetics ("The Power of Solutions"), Leverage Dynamics ("Employee Driven Solutions") and SGT, Inc. (Achieving Results - Exceeding Expectations") as new corporate members.

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AAS salutes the life and accomplishments of Neil Armstrong, a true American hero.  In the words of NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden: "Neil will always be remembered for taking humankind’s first…

The 8th Annual Student CanSat Competition took place in Abilene and Burkett, Texas, June 8-10.  Twenty-six teams from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Colombia, India, Turkey and United Arab Emirates successfully…

The annual AAS Lady Mamie Ngan Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Julie Mason, currently a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  The scholarship provides up to $10,000 in tuition…