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Grass
roots space advocacy began as far back as
the 1920s and 1930s
when space travel and rocketry clubs began to
form. For example, today's prestigious AIAA
(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
can trace its
history back to the birth in 1930 of the American
Interplanetary Society (which later became
the American Rocket Society.) Arthur C.
Clarke was an early member of the British
Interplanetary Society, which remains active
today and publishes Spaceflight,
one of the best space
magazines.
Today there are many groups pushing for progress
in space in ways ranging from lobbying for more
effective government space policy to direct support
for private space projects. The Space
Activism section here lists many such groups
in the US and around
the world. Below are some examples of such
organizations.
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British
Interplanetary Society |
Some other groups of interest:
ProSpace
- citizens group that lobbies Congress on various
space policies.
Space Access
Society - a leading organization pushing
for low cost space transport.
LifeBoat
Foundation - sees space
settlement as a means of insuring humanity's
survival in case of a global catastrophe.
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