Association of Space Explorers

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Association of Space Explorers

ORGANIZATION

"The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is an international nonprofit professional and educational organization of over 300 individuals from 30 nations who have flown in space. Founded in 1985, ASE's mission is to provide a forum for professional dialogue among individuals who have flown in space, support space science and exploration for the benefit of all, promote education in science and engineering, foster greater environmental awareness, and encourage international cooperation in the human exploration of space."

Official Website:
http://www.space-explorers.org/

Location:
Houston, TX

Founding Date:
1985

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Buzz Aldrin Astronaut 20-Jan-1930 Second man on the Moon

Anousheh Ansari Business 12-Sep-1966 Telecom executive, space tourist

Charles F. Bolden, Jr. Astronaut 19-Aug-1946 Four-time shuttle astronaut

Scott Carpenter Astronaut 1-May-1925 10-Oct-2013 Mercury astronaut

Gene Cernan Astronaut 14-Mar-1934 Last man on the moon (Apollo 17)

Michael Collins Astronaut 31-Oct-1930 Apollo 11 command module pilot

Pete Conrad Astronaut 2-Jun-1930 8-Jul-1999 Apollo 12 mission commander, 3rd on moon

Dick Covey Astronaut 1-Aug-1946 Shuttle astronaut

Robert Crippen Astronaut 11-Sep-1937 Pilot of first shuttle mission, STS-1

Charles Duke Astronaut 3-Oct-1935 10th to walk on the Moon

Jake Garn Politician 12-Oct-1932 US Senator from Utah, 1974-93

Owen K. Garriott Astronaut 22-Nov-1930 Skylab, Spacelab astronaut

Bernard A. Harris, Jr. Astronaut 26-Jun-1956 First black astronaut to spacewalk

James Irwin Astronaut 17-Mar-1930 8-Aug-1991 8th to walk on the Moon

Alexei Leonov Astronaut 30-May-1934 First man to walk in space

Jim Lovell Astronaut 25-Mar-1928 Apollo 13

Edgar Mitchell Astronaut 17-Sep-1930 6th to walk on the Moon

Bill Nelson Politician 29-Sep-1942 US Senator from Florida

Andrian Nikolayev Astronaut 5-Sep-1929 3-Jul-2004 Third Russian cosmonaut in space

Ellen Ochoa Astronaut 10-May-1958 First hispanic female astronaut

Scott E. Parazynski Astronaut 28-Jul-1961 Shuttle astronaut, summited Everest

Rusty Schweickart Astronaut 25-Oct-1935 Apollo 9 Lunar Module pilot

Deke Slayton Astronaut 1-Mar-1924 13-Jun-1993 Original Mercury 7 astronaut

Thomas P. Stafford Astronaut 17-Sep-1930 Gemini 6 & 9, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz

Kathryn D. Sullivan Astronaut 3-Oct-1951 Columbus Center for Science and Industry

Norman Thagard Astronaut 3-Jul-1943 Shuttle astronaut

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