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The American Astronautical Society (AAS) was formed in 1953 to support and promote the conquest of space based on scientific reasoning and deduction. Membership was open only to prominent engineers and scientists in rocket, aerodynamic, astronautical, medical and related fields.

Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0163

Creator

American Astronautical Society

Date

1953-1977

Provenance

University of Colorado Library, gift, 1978, XXXX-0163, Not NASM

Extent

12.48 Linear feet

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of records of officers and boards, organizational sections and subsections, and national meetings and symposia; membership and publication records; and miscellaneous business records of the Society. Also included is material gathered to write a history of the organization.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Topics

Astronautics

Periodicals

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Manuscripts

Photographs

Publications

Financial records