Archive-name: space/groups Last-modified: $Date: 93/04/01 14:39:08 $  SPACE ACTIVIST/INTEREST/RESEARCH GROUPS AND SPACE PUBLICATIONS      GROUPS      AIA -- Aerospace Industry Association. Professional group, with primary 	membership of major aerospace firms. Headquartered in the DC area. 	Acts as the "voice of the aerospace industry" -- and it's opinions 	are usually backed up by reams of analyses and the reputations of 	the firms in AIA.  	    [address needed]      AIAA -- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 	Professional association, with somewhere about 30,000-40,000 	members. 65 local chapters around the country -- largest chapters 	are DC area (3000 members), LA (2100 members), San Francisco (2000 	members), Seattle/NW (1500), Houston (1200) and Orange County 	(1200), plus student chapters. Not a union, but acts to represent 	aviation and space professionals (engineers, managers, financial 	types) nationwide. Holds over 30 conferences a year on space and 	aviation topics publishes technical Journals (Aerospace Journal, 	Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, etc.), technical reference books 	and is _THE_ source on current aerospace state of the art through 	their published papers and proceedings. Also offers continuing 	education classes on aerospace design. Has over 60 technical 	committees, and over 30 committees for industry standards. AIAA acts 	as a professional society -- offers a centralized resume/jobs 	function, provides classes on job search, offers low-cost health and 	life insurance, and lobbies for appropriate legislation (AIAA was 	one of the major organizations pushing for IRAs - Individual 	Retirement Accounts). Very active public policy arm -- works 	directly with the media, congress and government agencies as a 	legislative liaison and clearinghouse for inquiries about aerospace 	technology technical issues. Reasonably non-partisan, in that they 	represent the industry as a whole, and not a single company, 	organization, or viewpoint.  	Membership $70/yr (student memberships are less).  	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 	The Aerospace Center 	370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW 	Washington, DC 20077-0820 	(202)-646-7400      AMSAT - develops small satellites (since the 1960s) for a variety of 	uses by amateur radio enthusiasts. Has various publications, 	supplies QuickTrak satellite tracking software for PC/Mac/Amiga etc.  	Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) 	P.O. Box 27 	Washington, DC 20044 	(301)-589-6062      ASERA - Australian Space Engineering and Research Association. An 	Australian non-profit organisation to coordinate, promote, and 	conduct space R&D projects in Australia, involving both Australian 	and international (primarily university) collaborators. Activities 	include the development of sounding rockets, small satellites 	(especially microsatellites), high-altitude research balloons, and 	appropriate payloads. Provides student projects at all levels, and 	is open to any person or organisation interested in participating. 	Publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly technical journal.  	Membership $A100 (dual subscription) 	Subscriptions $A25 (newsletter only) $A50 (journal only)  	ASERA Ltd 	PO Box 184 	Ryde, NSW, Australia, 2112 	email: lindley@syd.dit.csiro.au      BIS - British Interplanetary Society. Probably the oldest pro-space 	group, BIS publishes two excellent journals: _Spaceflight_, covering 	current space activities, and the _Journal of the BIS_, containing 	technical papers on space activities from near-term space probes to 	interstellar missions. BIS has published a design study for an 	interstellar probe called _Daedalus_.  	British Interplanetary Society 	27/29 South Lambeth Road 	London SW8 1SZ 	ENGLAND  	No dues information available at present.      ISU - International Space University. ISU is a non-profit international 	graduate-level educational institution dedicated to promoting the 	peaceful exploration and development of space through multi-cultural 	and multi-disciplinary space education and research. For further 	information on ISU's summer session program or Permanent Campus 	activities please send messages to 'information@isu.isunet.edu' or 	contact the ISU Executive Offices at:  	International Space University 	955 Massachusetts Avenue 7th Floor 	Cambridge, MA 02139 	(617)-354-1987 (phone) 	(617)-354-7666 (fax)      L-5 Society (defunct). Founded by Keith and Carolyn Henson in 1975 to 	advocate space colonization. Its major success was in preventing US 	participation in the UN "Moon Treaty" in the late 1970s. Merged with 	the National Space Institute in 1987, forming the National Space 	Society.      NSC - National Space Club. Open for general membership, but not well 	known at all. Primarily comprised of professionals in aerospace 	industry. Acts as information conduit and social gathering group. 	Active in DC, with a chapter in LA. Monthly meetings with invited 	speakers who are "heavy hitters" in the field. Annual "Outlook on 	Space" conference is _the_ definitive source of data on government 	annual planning for space programs. Cheap membership (approx 	$20/yr).  	    [address needed]      NSS - the National Space Society. NSS is a pro-space group distinguished 	by its network of local chapters. Supports a general agenda of space 	development and man-in-space, including the NASA space station. 	Publishes _Ad Astra_, a monthly glossy magazine, and runs Shuttle 	launch tours and Space Hotline telephone services. A major sponsor 	of the annual space development conference. Associated with 	Spacecause and Spacepac, political lobbying organizations.  	Membership $18 (youth/senior) $35 (regular).  	National Space Society 	Membership Department 	922 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E. 	Washington, DC 20003-2140 	(202)-543-1900      Planetary Society - founded by Carl Sagan. The largest space advocacy 	group. Publishes _Planetary Report_, a monthly glossy, and has 	supported SETI hardware development financially. Agenda is primarily 	support of space science, recently amended to include an 	international manned mission to Mars.  	The Planetary Society 	65 North Catalina Avenue 	Pasadena, CA 91106  	Membership $35/year.      SSI - the Space Studies Institute, founded by Dr. Gerard O'Neill. 	Physicist Freeman Dyson took over the Presidency of SSI after 	O'Neill's death in 1992. Publishes _SSI Update_, a bimonthly 	newsletter describing work-in-progress. Conducts a research program 	including mass-drivers, lunar mining processes and simulants, 	composites from lunar materials, solar power satellites. Runs the 	biennial Princeton Conference on Space Manufacturing.  	Membership $25/year. Senior Associates ($100/year and up) fund most 	    SSI research.  	Space Studies Institute 	258 Rosedale Road 	PO Box 82 	Princeton, NJ 08540      SEDS - Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. Founded in 	1980 at MIT and Princeton. SEDS is a chapter-based pro-space 	organization at high schools and universities around the world. 	Entirely student run. Each chapter is independent and coordinates 	its own local activities. Nationally, SEDS runs a scholarship 	competition, design contests, and holds an annual international 	conference and meeting in late summer.  	Students for the Exploration and Development of Space 	MIT Room W20-445 	77 Massachusetts Avenue 	Cambridge, MA  02139 	(617)-253-8897 	email: odyssey@athena.mit.edu  	Dues determined by local chapter.      SPACECAUSE -  A political lobbying organization and part of the NSS 	Family of Organizations. Publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, 	Spacecause News. Annual dues is $25. Members also receive a discount 	on _The Space Activist's Handbook_. Activities to support pro-space 	legislation include meeting with political leaders and interacting 	with legislative staff. Spacecause primarily operates in the 	legislative process.  	National Office			West Coast Office 	Spacecause			Spacecause 	922 Pennsylvania Ave. SE	3435 Ocean Park Blvd. 	Washington, D.C. 20003		Suite 201-S 	(202)-543-1900			Santa Monica, CA 90405      SPACEPAC - A political action committee and part of the NSS Family of 	Organizations. Spacepac researches issues, policies, and candidates. 	Each year, updates _The Space Activist's Handbook_. Current Handbook 	price is $25. While Spacepac does not have a membership, it does 	have regional contacts to coordinate local activity. Spacepac 	primarily operates in the election process, contributing money and 	volunteers to pro-space candidates.  	Spacepac 	922 Pennsylvania Ave. SE 	Washington, DC 20003 	(202)-543-1900      UNITED STATES SPACE FOUNDATION - a public, non-profit organization 	supported by member donations and dedicated to promoting 	international education, understanding and support of space. The 	group hosts an annual conference for teachers and others interested 	in education. Other projects include developing lesson plans that 	use space to teach other basic skills such as reading. Publishes 	"Spacewatch," a monthly B&W glossy magazine of USSF events and 	general space news. Annual dues:  		Charter		$50 ($100 first year) 		Individual	$35 		Teacher		$29 		College student $20 		HS/Jr. High	$10 		Elementary	 $5 		Founder &     $1000+ 		    Life Member  	United States Space Foundation 	PO Box 1838 	Colorado Springs, CO 80901 	(719)-550-1000      WORLD SPACE FOUNDATION - has been designing and building a solar-sail     spacecraft for longer than any similar group; many JPL employees lend     their talents to this project. WSF also provides partial funding for the     Palomar Sky Survey, an extremely successful search for near-Earth     asteroids. Publishes *Foundation News* and *Foundation Astronautics     Notebook*, each a quarterly 4-8 page newsletter. Contributing Associate,     minimum of $15/year (but more money always welcome to support projects).  	World Space Foundation 	Post Office Box Y 	South Pasadena, California 91301       PUBLICATIONS      Aerospace Daily (McGraw-Hill) 	Very good coverage of aerospace and space issues. Approx. $1400/yr.      Air & Space / Smithsonian (bimonthly magazine) 	Box 53261 	Boulder, CO 80332-3261 	$18/year US, $24/year international      ESA - The European Space Agency publishes a variety of periodicals, 	generally available free of charge. A document describing them in 	more detail is in the Ames SPACE archive in 	pub/SPACE/FAQ/ESAPublications.      Final Frontier (mass-market bimonthly magazine) - history, book reviews, 	general-interest articles (e.g. "The 7 Wonders of the Solar System", 	"Everything you always wanted to know about military space 	programs", etc.)  	Final Frontier Publishing Co. 	PO Box 534 	Mt. Morris, IL 61054-7852 	$14.95/year US, $19.95 Canada, $23.95 elsewhere      Space News (weekly magazine) - covers US civil and military space 	programs. Said to have good political and business but spotty 	technical coverage.  	Space News 	Springfield VA 22159-0500 	(703)-642-7330 	$75/year, may have discounts for NSS/SSI members      Journal of the Astronautical Sciences and Space Times - publications of 	the American Astronautical Society. No details.  	AAS Business Office 	6352 Rolling Mill Place, Suite #102 	Springfield, VA 22152 	(703)-866-0020      GPS World (semi-monthly) - reports on current and new uses of GPS, news 	and analysis of the system and policies affecting it, and technical 	and product issues shaping GPS applications.  	GPS World 	859 Willamette St. 	P.O. Box 10460 	Eugene, OR 97440-2460 	(503)-343-1200  	Free to qualified individuals; write for free sample copy.      Innovation (Space Technology) -- Free. Published by the NASA Office of 	Advanced Concepts and Technology. A revised version of the NASA 	Office of Commercial Programs newsletter.      Planetary Encounter - in-depth technical coverage of planetary missions, 	with diagrams, lists of experiments, interviews with people directly 	involved.     World Spaceflight News - in-depth technical coverage of near-Earth 	spaceflight. Mostly covers the shuttle: payload manifests, activity 	schedules, and post-mission assessment reports for every mission.  	Box 98 	Sewell, NJ 08080 	$30/year US/Canada 	$45/year elsewhere      Space (bi-monthly magazine) 	British aerospace trade journal. Very good. $75/year.      Space Calendar (weekly newsletter)      Space Daily/Space Fax Daily  (newsletter) 	Short (1 paragraph) news notes. Available online for a fee 	(unknown).      Space Technology Investor/Commercial Space News -- irregular Internet 	column on aspects of commercial space business. Free. Also limited 	fax and paper edition.  	    P.O. Box 2452 	    Seal Beach, CA 90740-1452.      All the following are published by:  	Phillips Business Information, Inc. 	7811 Montrose Road 	Potomac, MC 20854  	Aerospace Financial News - $595/year. 	Defense Daily - Very good coverage of space and defense issues. 	    $1395/year. 	Space Business News (bi-weekly) - Very good overview of space 	    business activities. $497/year. 	Space Exploration Technology (bi-weekly) - $495/year. 	Space Station News (bi-weekly) - $497/year.      UNDOCUMENTED GROUPS  	Anyone who would care to write up descriptions of the following 	groups (or others not mentioned) for inclusion in the answer is 	encouraged to do so.  	AAS - American Astronautical Society 	Other groups not mentioned above