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Winners of the American Astronautical Society Emme Award and Ordway Award have been announced. Julian Guthrie is the recipient of the 2016 Eugene E. Emme Award for Astronautical Literature for…

AAS is now accepting nominations for our Fellows Awards. Fellows are members of the Society who have made significant scientific, engineering, academic and/or management contributions to astronautics and space. In addition,…

In February 2016, AAS co-hosted the 27th Annual Space Flight Mechanics Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, and hosted the 40th Annual Guidance and Control Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado.  Both events…

The Future Space Leaders Foundation (FSLF) is pleased to announce the 2017 Future Space Leaders Grant Program.  Intended for U.S. graduate students and young professionals who are pursuing space- and…

- REPORT - Continuing to build a community consensus on the future of human space flight.  Held December 6-8, 2016 Organized by Explore Mars, Inc. and the American Astronautical Society…

Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, died on January 16, surrounded by his family.  Cernan, a Captain in the U.S. Navy, left his mark on the…

On December 23rd , the AAS lost a friend to our organization, a friend to the space community, and a friend to Planet Earth. Piers Sellers’s life embodied his conviction…

We have added a number of back issues from the AAS Space Times Back to the website!  Check out the full collection at http://astronautical.org/publications/spacetimes/ or the 10 back issues from 2006,…

It is with profound sadness we note the passing of former Senator John Herschel Glenn, Jr., the first American to orbit our planet. John Glenn's bravery and commitment to service…

The Future Space Leaders Foundation has announced the winners of the annual Future Space Leaders Grant Program.  The Foundation will provide grants to nine graduate students and young professionals to…

The American Astronautical Society and its members are profoundly saddened by the loss of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip Two and one of its pilots. Our thoughts and prayers go out to…

The American Astronautical Society extends its support to Orbital Sciences Corporation, NASA, and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in the wake of the Antares launch mishap on Tuesday night.  The event…