Association of Space Explorers

The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) "is an international nonprofit professional and educational organization of over 350 individuals from 35 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."

People
Accessed November 2010:

ASE Executive Committee


 * Alexander Alexandrov (Russia)
 * Bo Bobko (United States)**
 * Reinhold Ewald (Germany)
 * Bertalan Farkas (Hungary)
 * Yuri Gidzenko (Russia)
 * Soichi Noguchi (Japan)
 * Dumitru Prunariu (Romania)***
 * Richard Richards (United States)
 * Viktor Savinykh (Russia)*
 * Charlie Walker (United States)

ASE Staff


 * Andy Turnage (USA)
 * Natalja Kuleshova (Russia)
 * Leonid Zhurnya (Russia)

ASE-USA Board of Directors
 * Bo Bobko, President
 * John-David Bartoe
 * Roy Bridges, Jr.
 * Roger Crouch
 * John Fabian
 * Jake Garn
 * Hank Hartsfield, Jr.
 * Tom Jones
 * Jerry Ross


 * [[Andy Turnage, Executive Director

ASE-Russia Board of Directors


 * Viktor Savinykh (President)
 * Alexander Alexandrov (vice-president)
 * Viktor Afanasyev
 * Yuri Baturin
 * Alexander Kaleri
 * Vladimir Lyakhov
 * Yuri Usachev


 * Natalja Kuleshova, Director
 * Leonid Zhurnya

ASE-Europe Board of Directors

TBA
 * Dumitru Prunariu (President)

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * Russell L. Schweickart - former president