United States National Space Society Chapters
This page allows you to quickly locate and contact representatives
of the U.S. chapters of the
National Space Society (NSS).
The list below is sorted alphabetically by State, then Service Area,
and then by Chapter Name. The Service Area is the region from
which the Chapter draws its members and audiences. Click on a
chapter's name to take you to the contact information.
(U.S. index last updated on 22-Oct-2011)
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
AL
Northern Alabama South-central Tennessee
Huntsville Alabama L5 Society
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
AZ
Central Arizona
Phoenix Chapter of The National Space Society
Newsletter
Meeting Times
(dates and times vary)
Meeting Place
Contact Chapter President for details
Projects
Educational outreach events, Yuri's Night, Sally K. Ride events, and participation in conferences and SciFi conventions
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
AZ
Southern Arizona
Tucson L5 Space Society
Newsletter
Meeting Times
monthly, every 2nd Saturday, 6:30 PM
Meeting Place
Projects
participation at annual TusCon convention; public meetings; judge space-related exhibits at regional school science fair
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
CA
Central Coast & Valley
NSS Western Spaceport Chapter
Abbrev.
Code
165
Region
1
Address
4617 Oak Lane, Mtn. Mesa
Lake Isabella, CA 93240-9713
Contact
James Spellman, Jr.
Phone
760-379-2503
Fax
760-379-2503
Email
WSpaceport @ aol.com
Web Site
IRS EIN
52-1773477
Last Filing
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
CA
Greater Los Angeles
Organization for the Advancement of Space Industrialization and Settlement
Newsletter
The Odyssey
Meeting Times
monthly, every 3rd Saturday
Meeting Place
(varies)
Projects
public lectures, tours, science and science fiction conventions, annual picnic and Christmas party, Facebook, Twitter
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
CA
Greater Sacramento
Sacramento L5 Society
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
CA
Greater San Diego
San Diego Space Society
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
CA
Orange County
Orange County Space Society
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
CO
Greater Denver
Denver Space Society
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
DC
D.C. Metro Area Northern Virginia Southern Maryland
DC-L5
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
FL
Cape & Orlando Metro
Florida Space Coast Chapter of the NSS
Newsletter
Meeting Times
to be determined
Meeting Place
various places near Cape Canaveral (see Web site)
Projects
NSS tables at launch viewing areas, Yuri's Night
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
FL
Southeast Florida
National Space Society South Florida Chapter
Abbrev.
NSS-SFL
Code
246
Region
5
Address
1459 NW 129th Terrace
Sunrise, FL 33323
Contact
Jonathan Seigel
Phone
Fax
Email
seigel.jonathan @ att.net
Web Site
IRS EIN
(not available -- EIN request being processed)
Newsletter
Meeting Times
Meeting Place
Projects
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
FL
Southwest Florida
National Space Society of Southwest Florida
Abbrev.
Code
517
Region
5
Address
902 136th Street E.
Bradenton, FL 34212
Contact
Jay Wittner
Phone
941-586-8885
Fax
941-748-8681
Email
jay_wittner @ vmdirect.com
Web Site
IRS EIN
(not available -- EIN request being processed)
Newsletter
Meeting Times
Meeting Place
(varies)
Projects
In Process
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
GA
Greater Atlanta
NSS Atlanta
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
IL
Greater Chicago
Chicago Society for Space Studies
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
IL
Greater Chicago
Chicago Space Frontier L5 Society
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
IL
Greater Chicago
Illinois North Shore NSS
Abbrev.
ILNSNSS
Code
312
Region
6
Address
1364 Edgewood Lane
Winnetka, IL 60093
Contact
Jeffrey G. Liss
Phone
847-446-8343
Fax
Email
JGLNSS @ aol.com
Web Site
IRS EIN
52-1890150
Last Filing
Newsletter
Meeting Times
Meeting Place
Projects
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
KY
Western Kentucky Northwest Tennessee
Kentucky Chapter of NSS
Abbrev.
Code
381
Region
5
Address
163 Harrison Road
Benton, KY 42025
Contact
Harry Reed
Phone
270-227-3727
Fax
270-527-6845
Email
hreed @ wkblue.net
Web Site
IRS EIN
52-1773519
Last Filing
2007
Newsletter
Meeting Times
(varies)
Meeting Place
(varies)
Projects
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
MA
Boston Metro Area
National Space Society, Boston Chapter
Abbrev.
Boston NSS
Code
462
Region
8
Address
102 Sanborn Lane
Reading, MA 01867
Contact
Bruce Mackenzie
Phone
781-944-7027
Fax
Email
BMackenzie @ alum.mit.edu
Web Site
IRS EIN
86-0573074
Last Filing
Newsletter
Meeting Times
Meeting Place
Projects
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
MD
Greater Baltimore
Baltimore Metro Chapter of NSS
Abbrev.
Code
441
Region
7
Address
102-F Seevue Ct.
Bel Air, MD 21014
Contact
Dale S. Arnold, Jr.
Phone
410-879-3602
Fax
410-879-3602
Email
science @ balticon.org
Web Site
IRS EIN
93-0902977
Last Filing
Newsletter
Meeting Times
Meeting Place
Projects
Involvement at BALTICON, Community space-related outreach
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
MN
Minneapolis / St. Paul Western Wisconsin
Minnesota Space Frontier Society
Newsletter
Moon Miners' Manifesto
Meeting Times
monthly, every 2nd Tuesday, 7pm (usually, check Web site)
Meeting Place
(various Metro locations, check Web site)
Projects
Mars Rover, Various outreach events, web site, Mars space suit, others (check Web site)
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
MO
Greater Kansas City Eastern Kansas
Heart of America Chapter NSS
Newsletter
Ad Astra Per Aspera
Meeting Times
Every Tuesday, 7-8 PM
Meeting Place
AOL Chat Room at URL aol://2719:67-2-kcnss
Projects
Project Aquarius, Mars mission study
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
NC
Raleigh / Durham Area
Carolina Space Frontier Society
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
NH
Southern New Hampshire Southern Maine Northeast Massachusetts
New Hampshire Chapter of the NSS
Abbrev.
Code
525
Region
8
Address
4 Forest Road
Atkinson, NH 03811
Contact
Donald L. Doughty
Phone
603-362-9443
Fax
Email
DonDoughty @ yahoo.com
Web Site
IRS EIN
(not available -- EIN request being processed)
Newsletter
Meeting Times
Meeting Place
Projects
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
NJ
Northern New Jersey New York City Area
NSS-NJN Society for Space Education
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
NY
Greater Rochester
New Frontier Society of Greater Rochester
Newsletter
Meeting Times
monthly, every 2nd Tuesday, 7 PM
Meeting Place
Office Conference room, Fair & Expo Center at2695 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY
Projects
Space Port USA: Annual 3,000 sq.ft. space exhibit at Monroe County Fair featuring NASA exhibits and regional university space-related interactive and static displays, and learning experiences for 25K visitors. Public multimedia talks on request.
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
NY
Long Island, New York
Long Island Space Society
Newsletter
Meeting Times
Meeting Place
Projects
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
NY
New York City Area Northern New Jersey
New York Space Society
Newsletter
Meeting Times
monthly, every 1st and 3rd Friday
Meeting Place
McBurney Hall Y at Chelsea, Manhattan, NY
Projects
Monthly lecture series, monthly astronomy observations, Allies In Space annual program at American Museum of Natural History, host information table at Earth Day at Grand Central Station, TV appearances.
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
OH
Greater Cleveland
Cuyahoga Valley Space Society
Abbrev.
CVSS
Code
642
Region
6
Address
3433 North Avenue
Parma, OH 44134-1252
Contact
George F. Cooper, III
Phone
216-749-0017
Fax
Email
geocooper3 @ aol.com
Web Site
IRS EIN
94-2925498
Last Filing
2010
Newsletter
CVSS Newsletter
Meeting Times
(dates and times vary)
Meeting Place
Projects
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
OK
Central Oklahoma
Oklahoma Space Alliance NSS
Newsletter
Outreach, Update
Meeting Times
monthly, every 3rd Saturday
Meeting Place
(Please contact Claire.McMurray@nss.org or sydh@ou.edu for location of next
meeting)
Projects
Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority, Yuri's Night, public outreach
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
OR
Western Oregon
Oregon L5 Society, Inc.
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
PA
Greater Philadelphia Southern New Jersey
NSS Philadelphia Area Space Alliance
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
PR
Puerto Rico
National Space Society Puerto Rico
Newsletter
Meeting Times
Meeting Place
Projects
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
TN
North-central Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Space Society
Abbrev.
MTSS
Code
723
Region
5
Address
508 Beechgrove Way
Burns, TN 37029
Contact
Chuck Schlemm
Phone
615-441-1024
Fax
Email
cschlemm @ comcast.net
Web Site
IRS EIN
52-1890121
Last Filing
2009
Newsletter
Meeting Times
monthly, every 4th Friday, 6-9 PM
Meeting Place
Chinese Buffet restaurant
Projects
Speakers and space educational programs working with Adventure Science Center, Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, Barnard Seyfert Astronomical Society.
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
TN
Southwest Tennessee Eastern Arkansas Northern Mississippi
Memphis Space Society
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
TX
Dallas / Fort Worth Area
NSS of North Texas
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
TX
Greater Austin
Austin Space Frontier Society
Abbrev.
ASFS
Code
741
Region
3
Address
12717 Bullick Hollow Road
Austin, TX 78726-5204
Contact
John Strickland, Jr.
Phone
512-258-8998
Fax
Email
jkstrick @ io.com
Web Site
IRS EIN
86-0573070
Last Filing
(rejected)
Newsletter
Meeting Times
Meeting Place
Projects
ISDC Attendance, Heinlein, Von Braun, O'Neill Awards
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
TX
Greater Houston
Clear Lake Area NSS
Newsletter
Meeting Times
monthly, every 3rd Monday, odd-numbered months
Meeting Place
Clear Lake Park at5001 NASA Parkway, Seabrook, TX
Projects
Teachers on Zero-G flights, local speakers
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
TX
Greater San Antonio
San Antonio Space Society
Abbrev.
SASS
Code
747
Region
3
Address
609 Ridge View Drive
San Antonio, TX 78253
Contact
Carol Luckhardt Redfield
Phone
210-679-7625
Fax
210-679-6764
Email
TheRedfields @ earthlink.net
Web Site
IRS EIN
86-0574904
Last Filing
2010
Newsletter
Meeting Times
Meeting Place
Projects
science fairs, rocket launches
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
UT
State of Utah
Utah Space Association
Newsletter
Aurora
Meeting Times
(dates and times vary)
Meeting Place
Projects
exhibits, public outreach, Space Exploration Day (July 20)
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
WA
Western Washington
NSS Seattle
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
WI
Greater Milwaukee
Lunar Reclamation Society, Inc.
State
Service Area(s)
Chapter Name
WI
Greater Sheboygan
Sheboygan Space Society
(U.S. data last updated on 20-Jun-2011)