ORGANIZATION

"The National Space Society (NSS) is an independent, educational, grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization. Founded as the National Space Institute (1974) and L5 Society (1975), which merged to form NSS in 1987, NSS is widely acknowledged as the preeminent citizen's voice on space. NSS counts thousands of members and over 50 chapters in the United States and around the world."

Official Website:
http://www.nss.org/

Location:
Washington, DC

Founding Date:
1987

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Buzz Aldrin	Astronaut	20-Jan-1930		Second man on the Moon
Norman Augustine	Business	27-Jul-1935		CEO of Martin Marietta, 1987-97
Majel Barrett	Actor	23-Feb-1932	18-Dec-2008	Widow of Gene Roddenberry
Lance Bass	Singer	4-May-1979		*NSYNC, the Quiet One
Frank Borman	Astronaut	14-Mar-1928		First to circumnavigate moon
Ben Bova	Author	28-Nov-1932		Science fiction writer
Bruce Boxleitner	Actor	12-May-1950		Babylon 5
Arthur C. Clarke	Novelist	16-Dec-1917	19-Mar-2008	2001: A Space Odyssey
Michael Collins	Astronaut	31-Oct-1930		Apollo 11 command module pilot
Tom Cruise	Actor	3-Jul-1962		Flamboyant Scientologist
Michael DeBakey	Doctor	7-Sep-1908	11-Jul-2008	Father of cardiovascular surgery
Hugh Downs	Journalist	14-Feb-1921		20/20
K. Eric Drexler	Scientist	25-Apr-1955		Nanotechnology primer Engines of Creation
Freeman Dyson	Physicist	15-Dec-1923		Theoretical physicist at Institute for Advanced Study
Don Fuqua	Politician	20-Aug-1933		Congressman from Florida, 1963-87
Newt Gingrich	Politician	17-Jun-1943		Speaker of the House, 1995-99
John Glenn	Astronaut	18-Jul-1921		First American to orbit earth
Slade Gorton	Politician	8-Jan-1928		US Senator from Washington, 1981-2001
Tom Hanks	Actor	9-Jul-1956		Forrest Gump
Bob Hope	Comic	29-May-1903	27-Jul-2003	Centenarian comic
Robert Jastrow	Astronomer	7-Sep-1925	8-Feb-2008	Red Giants and White Dwarfs
Jim Lovell	Astronaut	25-Mar-1928		Apollo 13
Marvin Minsky	Scientist	9-Aug-1927		Father of Artificial Intelligence
Nichelle Nichols	Actor	28-Dec-1932		Lt. Uhura on Star Trek
Glenn Reynolds	Blogger	1960		Instapundit
Jack Schmitt	Astronaut	3-Jul-1935		12th Man on the Moon
James Van Allen	Astronomer	7-Sep-1914	9-Aug-2006	Discovered the Van Allen Belt
Robert Zubrin	Engineer	c. 1952		Mars Direct

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