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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.
NASM.XXXX.0163
American Astronautical Society
1953-1977
University of Colorado Library, gift, 1978, XXXX-0163, Not NASM
12.48 Linear feet
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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.
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Astronautics
Periodicals
Collection descriptions
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Photographs
Publications
Financial records