Whether officially supported or driven by employees volunteering their time and expertise, these associations provide many benefits to WSTF, its customers, its employees, and the community. They assist teachers with science curriculum, provide exciting demonstrations and hands-on activities for the students, arrange tours and special events like science nights, and often become positive role models for the students. NASA and all of the contractor organizations at WSTF and the nearby White Sands Complex sponsor the NMA Chapter. The chapter's mission is to provide leadership, professional, and personal development opportunities and related chapter activities that meet the needs of members and contribute to the effectiveness of the sponsoring organizations.
Membership is open to all employees.
Its primary purpose is to advance the arts, sciences, and technology of aeronautics and astronautics and to foster and promote the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits. The White Sands Space Harbor section of AIAA, of which many WSTF employees are members, sponsors guest lecturers and mini symposia, and grants annual cash awards to outstanding students in the Las Cruces and El Paso area. Section members serve on a variety of national technical committees. ASTM WSTF works closely with the ASTM Committee G4 on Flammability and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres. Several WSTF employees are members of the committee and are intimately involved with the development of test methods and recommended practices.