Space Exploration Alliance

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rdf:langString On June 3, 2004, thirteen United States space advocacy groups, industry associations and space policy organizations formed an umbrella organization known as the Space Exploration Alliance. The primary purpose of the SEA is to support the White House's plan to refocus NASA's human space activities toward exploration beyond low Earth orbit. This effort, officially known as the Vision for Space Exploration was announced on January 15, 2004 by President George W. Bush at NASA Headquarters. The VSE includes plans for a return to the Moon by U.S. astronauts with the intent of establishing a permanent lunar base before follow-on efforts are made to move on to the planet Mars and beyond. The organizations involved in supporting the Space Exploration Alliance include: * Aerospace Industries Association * * American Astronautical Society * American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics * California Space Authority * Federation of Galaxy Explorers * Florida Space Authority * * The Mars Society * The Moon Society * NASA Alumni League * * National Society of Black Engineers * National Space Society * The Planetary Society * ProSpace * * Space Studies Institute * X PRIZE Foundation Collectively these groups total almost one million Americans as members or as employees of member companies.