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David B. Spencer, American Astronautical Society (AAS) Vice President of Publications, and professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, was recently awarded the 2018 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Frank J.…

SPRINGFIELD, Va. – Oct. 10, 2018 – The American Astronautical Society today announced the formation of the AAS Space Communications Committee, a new group that will seek to advance all…

Nominations are now being accepted for all American Astronautical Society awards. AAS awards will be bestowed for meritorious accomplishments by individuals or teams in the space community. Deadline for submissions…

AAS recently hosted our 14th annual rocket payload design-build-launch competition for college and university students from around the world. It’s called CanSat, and this year’s competition was one of the…

Nominations are now being accepted for the American Astronautical Society’s Ordway Award for Sustained Excellence in Spaceflight History. The Ordway Award is named in memory of Frederick I. Ordway III (1927-2014),…

The American Astronautical Society was pleased to participate in the “launch” event of the Planetary Science Caucus held Wednesday, May 9, in Washington DC. The gathering took place in the…

The Future Space Leaders Foundation (FSLF) is pleased to announce the 2018 Future Space Leaders Grant Program. Intended for U.S. graduate students and young professionals who are pursuing space- and…

The American Astronautical Society (AAS) congratulates Representative Jim Bridenstine (R-OK-1) on the Senate confirmation to be NASA Administrator. “AAS looks forward to working with Administrator Bridenstine on advancing science, research,…

The American Astronautical Society (AAS), the Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA) and the Japanese Rocket Society (JRS) are pleased to hold jointly the 15th International Space Conference of Pacific-basin Societies…

Winners to be honored at the 2018 Goddard Memorial Symposium in March SPRINGFIELD, VA (January 22, 2018) – The American Astronautical Society (AAS) is pleased to announce the winners of…

Registration for the 56th Annual AAS Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium is now open. The theme this year is “Exploration, Science, and Technology: Partnerships for the Next Decade.” March 13-15,…

Former NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II, mission specialist on the STS-41B and STS-31 missions, passed away on Dec. 21, 2017, at the age of 80. McCandless was an AAS Fellow,…