2024-11-01T10:31:25-05:00 2023-12-31 273653823 Sophie S Zheng PC One Greenway Plaza Suite 1018 Houston TX 77046 990 2023-01-01 942992746 Association of Space Explorers USA ASSO 2812808172 141 Bay Area Blvd Webster TX 77598 Andrew Turnage Executive Director 2812808172 2024-11-01 1 0 Sophie Zheng P00527265 7138712370 2024-10-31 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Andrew Turnage 141 Bay Area Blvd Webster TX 77598 253267 0 X www.space-explorers.org X 1985 CA The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) promotes education and the exploration of space, planet stewardship and global benefits of international cooperation. 9 9 1 16 0 0 135958 233034 0 0 364 3786 16904 16348 153226 253168 0 2000 0 0 108395 110797 0 0 0 75698 85407 184093 198204 -30867 54964 420496 475460 0 0 420496 475460 X 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. 0 0 69129 0 0 Professional Forum:Annual Planetary Congress: 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.Astronaut Reunions: ASE organizes and hosts annual European astronaut reunions and biennial astronaut reunions for NASA astronauts in Houston, Texas. The reunions provide networking and professional development opportunities for active government astronauts, former government astronauts and commercial space travelers. Universal Astronaut Insignia: ASE representing the desire of the international community of space travelers to establish a single, commonly recognized insignia for all who fly into space, conceived, designed and approved a universal astronaut insignia. All space travelers who are certified by a recognized space launch provider as having traveled to space are eligible to wear the universal astronaut insignia. The insignia consists of ascending and descending chevrons crowned with a 5-point star, representing the journey to space and the return to Earth. A circlet encompassing the chevrons is added to astronaut insignia awarded for flight into Earth orbit and beyond. Registry of Space Travelers: ASE, exercising its historical role representing the international astronaut community, curates an official, universal Registry of Space Travelers, the recognized official index of individuals who have flown to space and the sequential order in which they flew. 33904 2000 0 Education: Celebrating Diversity from Space: Operating under a federal grant from the ISS National Laboratory/Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), ASE is currently engaged in "Celebrating Diversity from Space", an educational program for under-represented youth in Boys & Girls Clubs. Students explore diversity at three levels: 1) EARTH's global diversity for its physical features and human geography; 2) ASTRONAUTS whose diverse backgrounds, experience and expertise are essential for success of ISS; and 3) local COMMUNITY of each Boys & Girls Club, where students celebrate rich diversity among themselves, their neighborhoods and families. All three realms have the common theme - diversity is an essential element of success. The program emphasizes hands-on and inquiry-based learning. Each club will create a 30-minute video, conveying these core concepts, working directly with astronauts. The ISS National Lab provides two essential assets: 1) wealth of photographs taken by the ISS astronauts as they orbit Earth, showcasing rich complexity; 2) experiences of astronauts themselves, as diverse crews, working as a team, managing complex tasks, and solving problems with creativity and collaboration. This project builds on extensive prior work of "Windows On Earth" to establish the archive of photos and video creation tools. The 10 participating astronauts are members of Association of Space Explorers and have all flown in space.Community Days: 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. 19898 0 0 Planetary Stewardship:Windows on Earth: Windows on Earth features the vast collection of photos and movies taken by astronauts on the ISS. ASE, with support from NASA and the Crew Earth Observation facility, established and maintain ASE's own image library, provide a friendly public front-end (WindowsOnEarth.org), and use these photos in creative ways. Since 2005, this work has been funded by a series of NSF and NASA grants, creating museum exhibits, curriculum guides, teacher training and innovative technical development. Now ASE will take some bold steps to greatly expand public access and educational use of these resources, through an ambitious partnership with the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and its Supercomputer Center (SDSC). It builds on prior collaborations with UCSD, and their enthusiasm and expertise to take Windows on Earth to new levels of access and the potential for much larger reach. This partnership will also provide some powerful new tools for ASE members, as the original astronauts, artists and scientists who took these photos of Earth.Space Traffic Management / Orbital Debris: ASE's Committee on Space Traffic Management / Orbital Debris works with the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and other stakeholders to develop best practices for the management and mitigation of space debris objects. In addition to UN COPUOS, the Committee engages with international space agencies, the Hague Institute for Global Justice, The Paris Peace Forum, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and other nonprofit organizations to promote the continued reduction of space debris, to Improve access to timely and accurate data on space objects down to the lethal debris limit and to improve information sharing on a routine basis to strengthen global space traffic coordination mechanisms. 122931 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 CA X X Andrew Turnage 2812808172 141 Bay Area Blvd Webster TX 77598 Michael Lopez-Alegria Vice-President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Andy Turnage Executive Director/Secreta 40.00 X X 102923 0 0 Karol Bobko Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Roy Bridges Jr Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Brown Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Hieb Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jan Davis Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen Oswald President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Mike Foreman Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 William McArthur Director 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeff Williams Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Wilson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 John-David Bartoe Treasurer 3.00 X 0 0 0 102923 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2350 230684 233034 3786 3786 16447 99 16348 16348 253168 20134 0 0 2000 2000 102923 72046 30877 7874 5512 2362 2958 2958 12704 12704 15786 15786 2530 2530 7058 7058 43373 43373 965 965 Meal 33 33 198204 122931 75273 0 274633 325811 145863 149649 420496 475460 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 420496 475460 420496 475460 420496 475460 54964 0 X 0 0 0 X 1058096 131161 154492 126825 233034 1703608 18000 4808 1792 24600 399 3125 4930 8454 1076495 139094 161214 126825 233034 1736662 0 0 0 1736662 2373 8157 3298 3786 17614 2373 8157 3298 3786 17614 1078868 147251 164512 126825 236820 1754276 0.99000 0.99160 0.01000 0.00840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The organization is a member organization that is made up exclusively of people that have flown in Earth Orbit. A person shall be a Member if he/she meets the requirements and has advised a director in writing of his/her desire to be a member by submitting an application, if his/her application has been reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors, and if he/she has not been enjoined by the Board with regard to the nonpayment of any annual dues that the Board may set. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Members in good standing have the right to nominate and elect directors to the nine member board in annual elections Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The organization's submits the prepared annual tax return (Form 990 or 990EZ) to the Treasurer of the board, who forwards the completed copy to the entire Board of Dirctors for review before the return is filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c ASE requires the executive director (ED) and all board members to annually disclose any conflicts of interest. The Executive Director provides all board members disclosure statements and monitors the compliance. The ED also completes a conflict of interest disclosure and reports the results to the board president who will then determine the agenda for board discussion. The meeting's minutes document the board discussion and review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15b The organization's finance committee annually reviews the executive director's salary and comparable market data to determine an appropriate salary level. The finance committee makes recommendations to the board of directors to vote on at the January board meeting each year. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization's tax returns, exemption application and governing documents are available on Guidestar.org via the Urban Institute and held in a public file for review upon request