The Chinese Society of Astronautics (; abbreviated CSA) is a

professional association A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that professio ...

of individuals with an interest in

space Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually cons ...

. As of 2019, the society has 38 specialized committees and 179 working committees with more than 30,000 individual members.

History

The initial concept of the Chinese Society of Astronautics was proposed in 1977 and accepted by the

China Association for Science and Technology The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST; ) is a mass organization of Chinese scientists and engineers, which is composed of multiple national professional societies and hundreds of branches at various local and international level ...

(CAST). The Chinese Society of Astronautics was founded by

Qian Xuesen Qian Xuesen, or Hsue-Shen Tsien (; 11 December 1911 – 31 October 2009), was a Chinese mathematician, cyberneticist, aerospace engineer, and physicist who made significant contributions to the field of aerodynamics and established engineer ...

Ren Xinmin Ren or REN may refer to: Abbreviations * Orenburg Tsentralny Airport, IATA code REN, civil airport in Russia * Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), Portuguese company * Renanthera, abbreviated as Ren, orchid genus * Ringer equivalence number ( ...

and Zhang Zhenhuan on October 23, 1979. In September 1980 it became a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).

Scientific publishing

* ''Journal of Astronautics'' *''Advances in Aerospace Science and Technology'' *''Space Exploration''

List of presidents

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chinese Society of Astronautics Space advocacy organizations Scientific organizations established in 1979 Organizations based in Beijing 1979 establishments in China