Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is the international professional and educational association of men and women who have flown in Earth orbit. ASE's mission is to apply the unique perspective of its members to: promote the global benefits of space science, exploration and international cooperation; to educate and inspire future generations, and; to foster better stewardship of our home planet.
The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) promotes education and the exploration of space, planet stewardship and global benefits of international cooperation.
Annual Planetary Congress/Professional Forum. The annual planetary Congress allows the members to work towards the organization's mission and vision by providing broad and deep professional technical interchanges among the members and attendees. Valuable exchanges of information and expertise are created by astronaut reunions. Presentations are delivered to the general public at the annual Congress. The organization provides online accessible information with weekly interchange through the ASE downlinks. Member/Astronaut appearances at schools and other public forums provide a platform for promoting the benefits of space science and exploration.
The organization participates in numerous educational activities designed to educate and inspire future generations around the benefits of space science, exploration and international cooperation.A key component of ASE's mission is to enable and grow a technically knowledgeable and proficient future workforce, which is part of a national education imperative to ensure our nation's future economic and scientific prosperity. As part of ASE's general outreach efforts, our astronaut and cosmonaut members visit schools, universities and youth groups world-wide and interact with thousands of teachers, parents and students each year. ASE continuously explores creative ways to engage and inspire the next generation of scientists, astronauts and engineers.ASE-USA continues its partnership with Ardusat, Inc. and Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide exciting and unique opportunities for high-school aged teams to conduct their own real research experiment in Earth orbit on board a real satellite. Participants engage with focused online course content, and design and build their own programs to monitor any of the 20 sensors onboard, using a variety of real-time, online resources. This unique program is intended to drive students toward Science/Technology/Engineering/Math (STEM) education and careers and to give them hands on, project-based learning experience in multiple formats - in the classroom, through independent study, or via science clubs and other after-school activities. At each Planetary Congress, ASE members dedicate a full day for outreach with the local and national communities in the country where the Congress is being hosted. The astronauts and cosmonauts reach thousands of students, teachers, parents, and members of the general public to inspire and promote education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. ASE-USA member astronauts also engage with students and teachers throughout the year in the USA with school and university visits and lectures, as well as via partnerships with other educational organizations.
Planet Stewardship. ASE provides members opportunities to communicate their unique perspective of Earth to help stimulate humanity's sense of responsibility for the future of our planet. Among ASE's premier activities in the area of environmental education is the partnership in the development and deployment of the on-orbit astronaut earth photography tool Windows on Earth. ASE also is a driving force in promoting international planning for Near Earth Objects (NEO) deflections and works with the United Nations to implement ASE NEO recommendations. ASE members are have also testified before the US congress on astronaut medical support.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Andy Turnage | Executive Director/Secretary | 40 | $87,442 |
| John-David Bartoe | Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
| Stephanie Wilson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Williams | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Mcarthur | Vice-President | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Foreman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Oswald | President | 1 | $0 |
| Jan Davis | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Hieb | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Brown | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Roy Bridges Jr | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Karol Bobko | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Lopez-Alegria | Vice-President | 5 | $0 |
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