About the National Space Club

The National Space Club is a non-profit organization devoted to fostering excellence in space activity through interaction between industry and government, and through a continuing program of educational support. Awards are offered to recognize significant achievements in space science and enterprise. Scholarships and other education support are a major focus of Club activity.

Since its incorporation, the National Space Club objectives have consistently been to:

• Promote United States space leadership through conferences and other literary and educational means.
• Stimulate the advancement of civilian and military applications of rocketry and astronautics, and related technologies, for the benefit of all mankind.
• Bring together persons from the federal government, industry, educational institutions and others, for the exchange of information on rocketry and, through them, to inform the public at large.
• Provide suitable recognition and do honor to individuals and organizations that have contributed to the advancement of rocketry and astronautics.

To accomplish the objectives set out above, the following programs, events, and activities are sponsored by the Club:

The National Space Club (originally organized as the National Rocket Club) was founded on October 4, 1957, as a club to stimulate the exchange of ideas and information about rocketry and astronautics, and to promote the recognition of United States achievements in space.  The Club cooperates with, and helps to stimulate, other organizations and individuals to advance the United States space efforts, and addresses itself to the broad historical, educational and business aspects of the missile and space field.