A brief background on the National Space Society​

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The National Space Society is an independent, educational, grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization.  Originally founded as separate organizations (the National Space Institute in 1974 and L5 Society in 1975), the two merged in 1987 to form the present-day space advocacy group (see merger proclamation). NSS is widely acknowledged as one of the oldest and preeminent citizen's voice on space exploration and development issues. 

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NSS has more than 50 chapters in the United States and around the world.  The society also publishes Ad Astra ("To the Stars") magazine, an award-winning periodical chronicling the past, current, and most important and upcoming developments in opening the space frontier.

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For U.S. tax purposes, NSS is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) educational, non-profit corporation.  All donations to NSS are fully tax deductible (as allowed by your local laws).

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NSS' grassroots political activities are governed by the 501(h) election, which permits a limited amount of activity aimed at influencing U.S. legislation.

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For more details on what NSS stands for, visit our Statement of Philosophy Web page or download a PDF version.

 

      NSS Vision: "People living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth, and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic betterment of humanity."

    NSS Mission: "to promote social, economic, technological, and political change in order to expand civilization beyond Earth, to settle space and to use the resulting resources to build a hopeful and prosperous future for humanity."

   NSS Rationale – Why Our Mission is Important: Survival, Growth, Prosperity, and Curiosity
     NSS Principles – What Does NSS Stand For?
     NSS Beliefs – What Does NSS Support?

     NSS Roadmap to Space Settlement