American Astronautical Society (AAS)

The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is the significant association of expert astronomers in North America. Our main goal is to upgrade and share humankind's experimental comprehension of the universe. The society is working under the leadership of Jim Kirkpatrick, who is the current Executive Director of American Astronautical Society. AAS bridles the vitality of its differing participation to: Fortify and develop the space group, Increment familiarity with and support for space exercises, Advance the space group's learning and comprehension through the association of occasions and the generation of distributions, Progress and advance examination, improvement and execution of space abilities, Impact the improvement and execution of space strategy, Give extraordinary chances to systems administration among individuals and crosswise over space parts, Advance global exchange on space exercises, and Rouse understudies to attempt space-related vocations, while serving the expert needs and interests of its individuals. AAS was established in 1954. The American Astronautical Society has for some time been perceived for the magnificence of its national gatherings, specialized gatherings, symposia and productions and for their effect on forming the U.S. space program. Individuals have chances to meet with pioneers in their field and in related orders, trade data and thoughts, examine profession goals and grow their insight and mastery. The AAS also organizes various symposium and conferences like: Goddard Memorial Symposium (In 2016, the subject was “Leadership for Space: Opportunities and Challenges.”  The symposium was an opportunity to highlight NASA’s projects in the coming years), ISS Research & Development Conference (This conference is going to held in July 18-20 at Washington D.C) and Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium (This is an annual event that conducts panel discussions and keynote speakers reflecting government, academia, industry, business and other international perspectives on space exploration. The society publishes the research mainly in three journals: Space times, The journal of the Astronautical Sciences and Univelt Publications. The American Astronautical Society offers $10,000 Lady Mamie Ngan Memorial Scholarship to represent their work at the Space Studies Program (SSP), that held in the Cork Institute of Technology in Cork, Ireland. This scholarship is exclusively for students.