INFORMATION PACKAGES

Space Resources

U.S. Agencies

Department of Commerce

Office of Air and Space Commercialization
http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/space/about/authority.html

Department of Defense

Advanced Research Projects Agency
http://www.darpa.mil/

Air Force Space Command
http://www.afspc.af.mil/

Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/html/mdalink.html

21st Space Wing
http://www.peterson.af.mil/21sw/

USAF Space and Missile Systems Center
http://www.losangeles.af.mil/

United States Strategic Command
http://www.stratcom.mil/

Department of the Interior

EROS Data Center, (Landsat data archive)
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/eros-home.html

Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation Administration
http://www.faa.gov/

Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation
http://ast.faa.gov/

House Committee on Science
http://www.house.gov/science/welcome.htm

NASA Home Page
http://www.nasa.gov

National Academy of Sciences, Space Studies Board
http://www.nas.edu/ssb/index.html

National Air and Space Museum
http://www.nasm.si.edu/

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov/

National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/

Office of Science and Technology Policy
http://www.ostp.gov/index.html

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
http://www.senate.gov/%7Ecommerce/

 

Associations

American Astronomical Society (AAS)
2000 Florida Avenue, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009-1231
Tel: (202)-328-2010
Fax: (202)-234-2560
e-mail: aas@aas.org
http://www.aas.org/

Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA)
320 S. Henry St.
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
Phone:(703) 739-2240
Fax: (703) 739-9652
URL: http://www.asma.org
Medical and scientific personnel engaged in clinical, operational, and research activities in aviation, space, and environmental medicine. Sponsors continuing professional education programs.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
c/o Michael Lewis
1801 Alexander Bell Dr., Ste. 500
Reston, VA 20191-4344 USA
Phone:(703) 264-7500
Fax: (703) 264-7551
URL: http://www.aiaa.org/
Scientists and engineers in the field of aeronautics and astronautics. Facilitates interchange of technological information through publications and technical meetings in order to foster overall technical progress in the field and increase the professional competence of members. Operates Public Policy program to provide federal decision-makers with the technical information and policy    guidance needed to make effective policy on aerospace issues. Public Policy program activities include congressional testimony, position papers, section public policy activities, and workshops. Offers placement assistance; compiles statistics; offers educational programs. Provides abstracting services through its AIAA Access.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aeroplus Access (AIAAAA)
59 John St., 7th Fl.
New York, NY 10038 USA
Phone:(212) 349-1120
Fax: (212) 349-1283  
A division of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics  devoted to the acquisition, processing, and dissemination of technical and engineering information.

Association of U.S. Members of the International Institute of Space Law (AUSMIISL)
c/o Patricia Sterns
Sterns & Tennen
849 North 3rd Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85003 USA
Phone:(602) 254-5197
Fax: (602) 253-7767
National association to promote the participation of U.S. members in the International Institute of Space Law and to contribute to the solution of legal problems arising from the use and exploration of outer space. Membership is by invitation only. Affiliated With: International Institute of Space Law.

Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations (CODSIA)
2111 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 400
Arlington, VA 22201-3061 USA
Phone:(703) 247-9490
Fax: (703) 243-8539
URL: http://www.codsia.org
Comprised of Aerospace Industries Association, Contract Services Association, Electronic Industries Alliance, National Defense Industrial Association, Manufacturer's Alliance/MAPS, American Electronics Association, Professional Services Council, and American Shipbuilding Association. Provides a central channel of communications in order to simplify, expedite, and improve industry-wide consideration of the many policies, regulations, problems, and questions of broad application involved in procurement actions by the Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, the General Services Administration, and other procurement agencies of the federal government.

High Frontier (HF)
2800 Shirlington Rd., Ste. 405A
Arlington, VA 22206 USA
Phone:(703) 671-4111
Fax: (703) 931-6432
URL: http://www.erols.com/hifront/
http://www.highfrontier.org/
Participants are scientists, space engineers, strategists, and economists. Advocates the use of outer space for nonnuclear commercial and military purposes. Seeks to open space for both economic and defensive military uses by the U.S. and its allies. Aims to provide protection for   Americans and their property. The group advocates use of equipment currently in development. Maintains speakers' bureau; sponsors educational programs. Has produced High Frontier: A New National Stragety (television documentary show).
 
Mars Society
PO Box 273
Indian Hills, CO 80454 USA
Phone:(303) 697-0315
Fax: (303) 697-7033
URL: http://www.marssociety.org
Seeks to further the goals of exploring and settling Mars, the Red Planet. Conducts public outreach programs to instill the vision of pioneering Mars.

National Space Club (NSC)
2000 L St. N.W., Ste. 710
Washington, DC 20036 USA
Nontechnical organization of individuals and companies affiliated with the missile and space fields in government, industry, the military, and the press. Seeks to establish and maintain U.S. space leadership and stimulate the advancement of peaceful and military applications of space flight and related technologies. Sponsors Robert H. Goddard Historical Essay Competition.

National Space Society (NSS)
600 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Ste. 201
Washington, DC 20003 USA
Phone:(202) 543-1900
Fax: (202) 546-4189
URL: http://www.nss.org/
Individuals dedicated to convincing our nation and its leadership of the critical need for a growing progressive American technology for which a strong space program provides the thrust and momentum. Seeks to: provide a forum for public participation to help insure that the space program is responsive to public priorities; inspire space enthusiasts to elicit their responses to key issues on the space program; promote and create self-sustaining communities, large-scale industrialization, and private enterprise in space; support scholarships, lectureships, libraries, and museums which encourage the study of space and related technologies. Activities include tours to launches and media program to communicate the benefits of the space program to the public. Maintains speakers' bureau.

Planetary Society (TPS)
65 N. Catalina Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91106-2301 USA
Phone:(626) 793-5100
Fax: (626) 793-5528
URL: http://www.planetary.org
Individuals devoted to a realistic continuing program of planetary exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life. Seeks to enhance public awareness and to stimulate fundamental research. Fosters communication among interested groups and individuals in the U.S. and 100 other countries; distributes information concerning the latest findings and discoveries in the field. Sponsors exhibits and research activities. Offers education programs.

Space Foundation
2860 S. Circle Dr., Ste. 2301
Colorado Springs, CO 80908 USA
Phone:(719) 576-8000
Fax: (719) 576-8801
URL: http://www.spacefoundation.org
Corporations and interested individuals. Works to: develop, through educational programs, a better international understanding and awareness of the beneficial uses of space; increase motivation of students at all levels by incorporating space education into school curricula. Conducts Space Discovery graduate courses and in-services for teachers; supports research on education as it relates to space. Holds public discussion groups. In conjunction with National Aeronautics Space Administration, operates NASA/FAA/CAP Education Resource Center which provides information to teachers and 
students; Maintains space technology hall of fame.

Space Studies Institute (SSI)
PO Box 82
Princeton, NJ 08542 USA
Phone:(609) 921-0377
Fax: (609) 921-0389
URL: http://www.ssi.org
Firms, organizations, and individuals supporting space research. Promotes space manufacturing research and human exploration of space. Conducts educational programs; operates speakers' bureau.

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)
Rm. W20-445
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
URL: http://www.seds.org
High school and college students organized to promote and increase student awareness and involvement in space studies. Seeks to develop and implement academic programs that will provide students with direct experience and aid in the improvement of space-related education in high schools and colleges. Works to establish a pioneering role for students in the exploration of space. Provides a forum through which students can discuss space-related issues. Maintains Space Topic Education Program, which publishes materials on space-related topics; operates Space Program Series, which designs and develops educational programs. Bestows the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Space Education to an individual or group for outstanding contributions in education aimed at the peaceful use of space. Offers scholarships to students pursuing careers in space studies. Individual chapters conduct seminars, lectures, space-related trips, job fairs, exhibits, tours, workshops, and planning sessions.  Affiliated With: American Astronautical Society; Society of Satellite Professionals International; Space Studies Institute; Young Astronaut Council.

United States Space Education Association (USSEA)
c/o Global Operations Center
231 School Ln.
PO Box 249
Rheems, PA 17570-0249 USA
Phone:(717) 367-5196
Fax: (717) 367-5196  
Aerospace companies, educators, space enthusiasts, and aerospace workers. Works to promote peaceful exploration of outer space; increase public support for the U.S. space program; encourage international cooperation in space exploration. Aims to stimulate public awareness of how mankind benefits from a viable and expanded space program. Sponsors worldwide exhibits, displays, and trips, as well as displays and lectures for schools, colleges, and civic groups. Collects information; maintains biographical data on astronauts; provides private collection advisement. Maintains staff of journalists and photographers who cover aerospace events; provides NASA press accreditation for qualified USSEA journalists. M aintains speakers' bureau, foreign news bureaus, museum, and media center. Holds annual donation auction and space memorabilia sales. Compiles statistics.

Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
American City Bldg., Ste. 212
Columbia, MD 21044 USA
Phone:(410) 730-2656
Fax: (410) 730-3496
URL: http://www.usra.edu/
International consortium of universities. Fosters cooperation
among universities, research organizations, and the U.S. government for the advancement of space research. Charter includes provision to acquire, plan, construct, and operate laboratories and other facilities for research, development, and education associated with space science and technology. Unites NASA engineers and engineering students on design projects for NASA through its educational programs. Manages the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, TX, located adjacent to the NASA Johnson Space Center, whose facilities can be made available to visiting scientists working through the LPI. Also manages the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, located at the Langley Re search Center, Hampton, VA, and the Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science, located at the NASA/Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. Operates the Center for Excellence in Space Data and Information Science at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Universities

University Space Research Association Member Universities
http://www.usra.edu/members/
Carries links to universities and departments...

Air University
http://www.au.af.mil/

Universities with Majors in AeroSpace Science
Arizona State University (Tempe)
http://www.asu.edu/
 
Arizona State University East (Mesa)
http://www.east.asu.edu/
 
Auburn University (Auburn University)
http://www.auburn.edu/
 
Augsburg College (Minneapolis)
http://www.augsburg.edu/
 
Bethel College (Mishawaka)
http://www.bethel-in.edu/

Boston University (Boston)
http://www.bu.edu/

California Institute of Technology (Pasadena)
http://www.caltech.edu/

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Pomona)
http://www.csupomona.edu/

California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach)
http://www.csulb.edu/

California State University, Northridge (Northridge)
http://www.csun.edu/
 
Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland)
http://www.cwru.edu/

Central Missouri State University (Warrensburg)
http://www.cmsu.edu/

Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
http://www.colostate.edu/

Daniel Webster College (Nashua, NH)
http://www.dwc.edu/

Dowling College (Oakdale, NY)
http://www.dowling.edu/
 
Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti)
http://www.emich.edu/

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott)
http://www.embryriddle.edu/
 
Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne)
http://www.fit.edu/

Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta)
http://www.gatech.edu/
 
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago)
http://www.iit.edu/

Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)
http://web.indstate.edu/

Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Ames)
http://www.iastate.edu/
 
Kent State University (Kent)
http://www.kent.edu/

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
http://web.mit.edu/

Miami University (Oxford)
http://www.muohio.edu/

Mississippi State University (Mississippi State)
http://www.msstate.edu/

New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury)
http://www.nyit.edu/
 
North Dakota State University (Fargo)
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/

Northeastern University (Boston)
http://www.neu.edu/

The Ohio State University (Columbus)
http://www.osu.edu/

Purdue University (West Lafayette)
http://www.purdue.edu/
 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy)
http://www.rpi.edu/

Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester)
http://www.rit.edu/

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Engineering (Piscataway)
http://www.rutgers.edu/
 
Saint Augustine's College (Raleigh)
http://www.st-aug.edu/

San Diego State University (San Diego)
http://www.sdsu.edu/
 
San Jose State University (San Jose)
http://www.sjsu.edu/

Saint Louis University (St. Louis)
http://www.slu.edu/
 
State University of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo)
http://www.buffalo.edu/

Syracuse University (Syracuse)
http://www.syracuse.edu/
 
Texas A&M University (College Station)
http://www.tamu.edu/
 
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee)
http://www.tuskegee.edu/

United States Air Force Academy (USAF Academy)
http://www.usafa.edu/rr

United States Military Academy (West Point)
http://www.usma.edu/

United States Naval Academy (Annapolis)
http://www.usna.edu/

The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
http://www.ua.edu/
 
The University of Arizona (Tucson)
http://www.arizona.edu/
 
University of California, Davis (Davis)
http://www.ucdavis.edu/

University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles)
http://www.ucla.edu/
 
University of California, San Diego (La Jolla)
http://www.ucsd.edu/

University of Central Florida (Orlando)
http://www.ucf.edu/

University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati)
http://www.uc.edu/

University of Colorado at Boulder (Boulder)
http://www.colorado.edu/

University of Maryland, College Park (College Park)
http://www.maryland.edu/

University of Miami (Coral Gables)
http://www.miami.edu/

University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
http://www.umich.edu/

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus (Minneapolis)
http://www1.umn.edu/tc/

University of New Haven (West Haven)
http://www.newhaven.edu/
 
University of North Dakota (Grand Forks)
http://www.und.nodak.edu/
 
University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame)
http://www.nd.edu/

University of Oklahoma (Norman)
http://www.ou.edu/

The University of Tennessee Knoxville (Knoxville)
http://www.utk.edu/

The University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington)
http://www.uta.edu/
 
The University of Texas at Austin (Austin)
http://www.utexas.edu/

University of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
http://www.udc.edu/
 
University of Virginia (Charlottesville)
http://www.virginia.edu/

University of Washington (Seattle)
http://www.washington.edu/

Utah State University (Logan)
http://www.usu.edu/

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (Flushing, NY)
http://www.vaughn.edu/

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg)
http://www.vt.edu/

Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
http://www.weber.edu/

West Virginia University (Morgantown)
http://www.wvu.edu/

Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo)
http://www.wmich.edu/
 
Wichita State University (Wichita)
http://www.wichita.edu/

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester)
http://www.wpi.edu/

Research Centers
 

Adrian College
Robinson Observatory
110 S. Madison St.
Adrian, MI 49221-2518 USA
Phone: (517)264-3944
Fax: (517)264-3181
E-mail: slhanson@adrian.edu

Aerospace Industries Association, Inc.
Aerospace Research Center
1250 I St. NW 1200
Washington, DC 20005-3924 USA
Phone: (202)371-8400
Fax: (202)371-8470
E-mail: aia@aia-aerospace.org, napier@aia_aerospace.org
Home Page: http://www.aia-aerospace.org

ARAC
23 N Main St., Ste. C
Franklin, IN 46131 USA
Phone: (317)738-3886
Fax: (317)738-3980
E-mail: arac@iquest.net
Home Page: http://www.adricom.net/~.arac

Institute for Space and Security Studies
5115 S. AIA Hwy.
Melbourne Beach, FL 32951 USA
Phone: (407)952-0601
E-mail: isss@rmbowman.com
Home Page: http://www.rmbowman.com/isss

International Space Exploration and Colonization Company
PO Box 60885
Fairbanks, AK 99706 USA
Phone: (907)457-2674
E-mail: ray@isecco.org
Home Page: http://isecco.org/~isecco

John C. Stennis Space Center
Space Remote Sensing Center
Bldg. 1103, Ste. 118
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 USA
Phone: (228)688-2509
Fax: (228)688-2861
E-mail: gmay@iftd.org
Home Page: http://www.iftd.org

National Optical Astronomy Observatories ( NOAO)
950 N. Cherry Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719 USA
Phone: (520)318-8000
Fax: (520)318-8360
E-mail: username@noao.edu
Home Page: http://www.noao.edu/

National Radio Astronomy Observatory ( NRAO)
520 Edgemont Rd.
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475 USA
Phone: (804)296-0211
Fax: (804)296-0385
E-mail: brodrigu@nrao.edu
Home Page: http://www.nrao.edu

National Solar Observatory ( NSO)
950 N. Cherry Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85726 USA
Phone: (520)318-8294
Fax: (520)318-8278
E-mail:nso@noao.edu
Home Page: http://www.nso.edu/

SETI Institute
2035 Landings Dr.
Mountain View, CA 94043-0818 USA
Phone: (650)961-6633
Fax: (650)961-7099
E-mail: info@seti.org
Home Page: http://www.seti.org

National Council for Geo-Cosmic Research
PO Box 1220
Dunkirk, MD 20754 USA
Phone: (301)812-2593
Fax: (301)812-2587
E-mail: mdowning@allware.com
Home Page: http://www.geocosmic.org

Space Telescope Science Institute
3700 San Martin Dr.
Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
Phone: (410)338-4700
Fax: (410)338-4767
E-mail: username@stsci.edu
Home Page: http://www.stsci.edu

Databases

Dictionaries Reference Desk - Science
http://www.eurekalert.org/resources/definitions.html 
Index of links to glossaries or dictionaries from various scientific disciplines, provided and maintained by government, academic, research-oriented, and professional organizations. Includes agriculture, biology, computers, engineering, environmental and earth sciences, mathematics, health, physics, and space sciences.

Microsoft TerraServer
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ 
Huge database of aerial photographs and declassified satellite images from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Russian Space Agency. Current coverage is mainly the U.S. and parts of Europe with other scattered areas of the world. The plan is to eventually cover most of the globe with updated images and finer resolution. Searchable by clicking on a world map, entering a placename, or selecting a site on the Famous Places page. Requires a Java-enabled browser.

Mission and Spacecraft Library
http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/ 
This site from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory contains "basic information about all 5000+ spacecraft launches and launch attempts since the beginning of the Space Age." Search the Launch Facts database by spacecraft name, launch site, launch year, orbit class, organization, mission type, or launch vehicle. Browse by spacecraft name, program name, or mission type. The section Orbit Ephemeris supplies technical data on Two Line Element (TLE) sets which help to characterize a spacecraft's orbit. 

NASA Image eXchange (NIX)
http://nix.nasa.gov/nix.cgi 
"...a web-based search engine for simultaneously searching one or more of NASA's online image and photo collections. Searching is performed using keywords (boolean operators can be employed to refine the search). NIX returns thumbnail sized images; textual descriptions; image numbers; and links to higher resolution images, more information, and the NASA Center that stores each image." Currently searches databases of over 300,000 NASA images. The Browse link will lead to NASA's choice of their best photos. The Options link will allow you to refine your search.

 

COMPANY DIRECTORIES

AerospaceMall Directory of Companies
http://www.aerospacemall.com/

Defense & AeroSpace Directory
http://defense-directory.com/

Launchspace.com, the Web site of the Space Industry:
global satellite and space marketplace
http://www.launchspace.com/

SOME COMPANIES

AeroJet
http://www.aerojet.com/

The Aerospace Corporation
http://www.aero.org/

Boeing
http://www.boeing.com/

GE American Communications
http://www.geamericom.com/

Globalstar
http://www.globalstar.com/

HMX
http://www.hmx.com/

Honeywell
http://www.sac.honeywell.com/

Lockheed Martin Corporation
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/

Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems
86, South Cobb Drive
Marietta
Georgia
30063-0226
USA
Tel : + 1 770 494 3211
Fax : + 1 770 4947656
Web Site http://www.lmasc.com/

Lockheed Martin Astronautics
PO Box 179
Denver
CO
80201-0179
USA
Tel : + 1 303 977 3000
Fax : + 1 303 971 4902
Web Site http://www.ast.lmco.com

Orbital Sciences Corporation
21700 Atlantic Bouvelard
Dulles
VA 20166
USA
Tel :+ 1 703 406 5000
Fax :+ 1 703 406 3502
Web Site : http://www.orbital.com

Textron, Inc.
40 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903 U.S.A.
+1 (401) 421-2800
http://www.textron.com/

More Useful Links

Vision for Space Exploration
http://www.ostp.gov/cs/initiatives/vision_for_space_exploration

For information on space law & policy, you may visit:
Space Law and Policy Library / Archimedes Institute
http://www.permanent.com/archimedes/LawLibrary.html

To follow current events about space, you may visit:
CNN News on Space
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/

Last updated on March 25, 2008.