Introduction

This Links page contains a collection of links to websites, and articles posted on the web, that tend to be only indirectly related to astrosociology.  As of December 2003, not much material yet exists that is focused specifically on astrosociology. However, the resources below are helpful in familiarizing the burgeoning astrosociological community with many of the space-related (i.e., astrosocial) issues being discussed by astronomers and other non-sociologists.  This is important.  Two major areas of emphasis for astrosociologists, after all, are to study:  (1) how participants in the astrosocial sphere of society carry out their work and (2) the connections and mutual influences between phenomena in the astrosocial sector and the non-astrosocial sector of society.  The importance of this first area of emphasis is that it provides the astrosociologist with important hints about which priorities and developments are receiving most attention.  This is invaluable information because once astrosociologists can identify the clear trends that are occurring in spaceflight and the space sciences, they can be studied in terms of their contributions to future changes in a given society as a whole -- the second emphasis of study.  (The five central themes of astrosociology are discussed in the Inaugural Essay).

While sociology remains at the core of astrosociology, it must become a multidisciplinary perspective.  Non-sociologists from the other social sciences possess similar interests from slightly different perspectives that are complementary to sociological principles and concepts.  Members of the space community should be interested in issues related to space in the context of society for several reasons, including the fact that space exploration occurs in a social environment.  Through cooperation, we can all construct a better understanding of issues related to space and society and thereby make space exploration more effective in the future for the benefit of all.

Three Ways to Improve this Page and Keep It Updated (for the benefit of all in the astrosociological community)

First, you are encouraged to submit links and articles that you believe should be included on the Links page or the Virtual Library page.

Second, you can link to Astrosociology.com if your site's materials relate to the astrosociology in a meaningful way.  In taking this step, you can help expose this sociological subfield to the sociological community, as well as space-related scholars and professionals, who may otherwise not know of its existence.   This reality must be changed, so that astrosociology is well established, for many reasons.  For example, the formulation of space policy will have to rely to an increasingly significant extent on the newly emerging astrosociological research findings as astrosociology becomes more established (and accepted).  Your assistance is requested to hasten this process of incorporating astrosociological findings into the analysis of astrosocial phenomena in addition to the traditional economic and political, and even engineering, considerations currently influencing the major decisions that go into formulating space policy.

Click on the link or press the appropriate button below to navigate to the website containing the requested material (the selected website will open in a new window).

Links to Astrosocial

and Sociological Sites

Space / Astrosocial Sites

(These websites tend to relate mostly with space issues, but articles can be found about the relationships between astrosocial phenomena and other aspects of society.  Also, it is important to keep in mind that astronomical education is, in fact, an astrosocial phenomenon often aimed directly at non-astrosocial parts of society).

Site Name

Site URL / Link

AdvanceSpace

http://www.advancespace.com/index.html/

Aerospace Technology Working Group
(ATWG)

http://www.atwg.org/

Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
       (Italian Space Agency)

http://www.asi.it/

Alliance for Space Commercial Enterprises
       in Space (ACES)

http://www.alliancespace.net/

American Astronomical Society (AAS)

http://www.aas.org

American Institute of Aeronautics and
       Astronautics (AIAA)

http://www.aiaa.org/

(The) Archimedes Institute

http://www.permanent.com/archimedes/

Astrobiology.com

http://www.astrobiology.com

Astrobiology Magazine

http://www.astrobio.net

(The) Astronauts Memorial Fund (AMF)

http://www.amfcse.org/

Astronomy.com

http://www.astronomy.com/home.asp

Austrian Space Agency (ASA)

http://www.asaspace.at/

B612 Foundation

http://www.b612foundation.org/index.html

British National Space Centre (BNSE)

http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/default.aspx?nid=3191

California Space Authority (CSA)

http://www.californiaspaceauthority.org/

Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/index.html

Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
       (France)

http://www.cnes.fr/html/_.php

Challenger Center for Space Science
       Education

http://www.challenger.org/

China National Space Agency (CNSA)
       (this site is sometimes unavailable)

http://www.cnsa.gov/main_e.asp

Citizens for Space Exploration

http://www.citizensforspaceexploration.org/

Coalition for Space Exploration

http://www.spacecoalition.com/

Comision Nacional de Actividades
       Espaciales (CONAE) (Argentina)

http://www.conae.gov.ar/principal.html

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
       (DLR) (German Aerospace Center)

http://www.dlr.de/

European Space Agency (ESA)

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/index.html

Everything Space

http://www.everything-space.com

Florida Space Authority

http://www.floridaspaceauthority.com/

Futuraspace

http://www.futuraspace.com/index.htm

Hubble Site

http://www.hubblesite.org/

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

http://www.isro.org/

International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)

http://www.iaanet.org/

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
       (INPE) (Brazil)

http://www.inpe.br/

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html

(The) Mars Society

http://www.marssociety.org

NASA (Home Page)

http://www.nasa.gov/home/

NASA Field Centers

NASA Headquarters

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/hq/organization/index.html

Ames Research Center

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html

Dryden Flight Research Center

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/home/index.html/

Glenn Research Center

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/home/index.html

Goddard Space Flight Center

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html

Goddard Institute for Space Studies

http://www.giss.nasa.gov/

Independent Verification
      & Validation Facility

http://www.ivv.nasa.gov/index.php

Wallops Flight Facility

http://www.wff.nasa.gov

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm

Johnson Space Center

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/index.html

White Sands Test Facility

http://www.wstf.nasa.gov/

Kennedy Space Center

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/home/index.html

Langley Research Center

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/home/index.html

Marshall Space Flight Center

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/home/index.html

Stennis Space Center

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/home/index.html

Site Name

Site URL / Link

(NASA) Astrobiology@NASA
(Ames Research Center)

http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/

NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)

http://www.nai.arc.nasa.gov

NASA Education Enterprise

http://www.education.nasa.gov/home/index.html

NASA Education / Central Operation of
       Resources for Educators (CORE)

http://education.nasa.gov/edprograms/core/home/index.html

NASA History Division

http://history.nasa.gov

NASA Human Space Flight

http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html

NASA "Science at NASA"

http://science.nasa.gov/

NASA Space Partnership Development
        (SPD)

http://spd.nasa.gov/

NASA Space Science

http://spacescience.nasa.gov/

NASA Spinoff Online Publication

http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff.html

NASA Watch
      (not affiliated with www.nasa.gov)

http://www.nasawatch.com

(The) National Coalition for Spaceport
       States (NCSS)

http://www.spaceportstates.org/

National Space Society (NSS)

http://www.nss.org

Norwegian Space Centre (NSC)
       (Norsk Romsenter)

http://www.spacecentre.no/

Office of Space Commercialization
       (Technology Administration,
       U.S. Department of Commerce)

http://www.technology.gov/space/

Orange County Space Society (NSS chapter)

http://www.ocspace.org/index.htm

(The) Planetary Society

http://www.planetary.org/home/

ProSpace:  The Citizen's Space Lobby

http://www.prospace.org/tiki-index.php

SETI@home

http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/

SETI Institute

http://www.seti.org

SETI League

http://www.setileague.org

Space.com

http://www.space.com

Space Daily

http://www.spacedaily.com

(The) Space Foundation

http://www.spacefoundation.org

Space Frontier Foundation

http://www.space-frontier.org

Space Future

http://www.spacefuture.com

Space Politics

http://www.spacepolitics.com/

(The) Space Review

http://www.thespacereview.com/

Space Science Institute

http://www.spacescience.org/index.php

Space Studies Institute (SSI)

http://www.ssi.org/

Space Technology Hall of Fame
       (Space Foundation)

http://www.spacetechhalloffame.org/

Space Telescope Science Institute

http://www.stsci.edu/resources/

Spaceflight Now

http://www.spaceflightnow.com

SpaceRef.com

http://www.spaceref.com

spacetoday.net

http://www.spacetoday.net/

(The) Spaceward Foundation

http://www.spaceward.org/

Students for the Exploration and
       Development of Space (SEDS)

http://www.seds.org

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
       at Vienna (UNOOSA)

http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/

Universe Today

http://www.universetoday.com

(The) X-Prize Foundation

http://www.xprize.org

Sociological Sites, Relevant Social Science Sites, and Others Related to "Space and Society"

(Sociological links below are mostly related to general organizations and resources -- that is, they do not emphasize astrosociology.  Beyond general sociological sites, this listing is reserved for sites related to educational programs relevant to astrosociology as a subfield of sociology.  It also includes non-educational sites relevant to astrosociology in some way).

Site Name

Site URL / Link

Astrosocial Higher Education Programs (these include social sciences in curricula)

Department of Space Studies
       (University of North Dakota)

http://www.space.edu

International Space University (ISU)

http://www.isunet.edu/

(The) Space Policy Institute
       (The Elliott School of International
       Affairs; The George Washington Univ.)

http://www.gwu.edu/~spi/

General Sociological Resources

A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace

http://www.trinity.edu/%7Emkearl/index.html

Academic Info.:  Sociology Gateway --
       Dir. of Online Sociology Resources

http://www.academicinfo.net/soc.html

AllLearn Academic Directories:  Sociology

http://www.alllearn.org/er/tree.jsp?c=180

Chronicle Careers
       (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

http://chronicle.com/jobs/jobs2.htm/

Dead Sociologists' Index

http://www2.pfeiffer.edu/%7Elridener/DSS/INDEX.HTML

Electronic Journal of Sociology

http://www.sociology.org

Google Directory:  Sociology

http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/
Social_Sciences/Sociology/

HigherEdJobs.com

http://www.higheredjobs.com/

Intute:  Social Sciences
       (formally SOSIG)

http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences//

Research Resources for the Social
Sciences

http://www.socsciresearch.com

Resources for Social Researchers

http://www.soc.umn.edu/~edwards/soclinks.htm

(The) Social Science Hub:  Sociology

http://www.sshub.com/soc.htm

(The) SocioLog

http://www.sociolog.com

Sociology Central

http://www.sociology.org.uk

Sociology Index

http://www.sociologyindex.com/index.htm

(The) Sociology Page

http://www.thesociologypage.com

Site Name

Site URL / Link

SociologySite

http://www.sociologysite.com/

SocioSite

http://www.sociosite.net/

(The) SocioWeb

http://www.socioweb.com/

WWW Virtual Library:  Sociology

http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/

Professional Sociological Organizations

American Sociological Association (ASA)

http://www.asanet.org

(The) Australian Sociological Association
       (TASA)

http://www.tasa.org.au/index.html

British Sociological Association (BSA)

http://www.britsoc.co.uk/new_site/index.php

California Sociological Association (CSA)

http://www.class.csupomona.edu/Organizations/csa/index.html

(The) Eastern Sociological Society (ESS)

http://www.essnet.org/

(The) International Sociological
       Association (ISA)

http://www.ucm.es/info/isa/

Mid-South Sociological Association (MSA)

http://www.midsouthsoc.org/

North Central Sociological Association
       (NCSA)

http://www.ncsanet.org/

(The) Pacific Sociological Association
       (PSA)

http://www.csus.edu/psa/

(The) Society for Applied Sociology (SAS)

http://www.appliedsoc.org/

(The) Southern Sociological Association
       (SSS)

http://www.msstate.edu/org/sss/

Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary Resources

(The) Aerospace Technology Working
       Group (ATWG)

http://www.atwg.org/

Center for Humanity and Space
       Exploration (CHASE)

http://www.humanityandspace.org/

CONTACT (cultures of the imagination)

http://www.contact-conference.org/

Foundation For the Future

Impact of Space on Society Site
(Sponsored by the IAA and the ESA)

http://www.spaceandsociety.org/

Impact of Space on Society
(First IAA International Conference)

http://www.impactofspace.hu/

Institute for the Future @ aacc

http://www.aacc.edu/future/

Invitation to ETI

http://www.ieti.org/index.html

OPS-ALASKA

Partners in Space

http://www.partnersinspace.com/home

World Space Center
(associated with the "Overview Effect")

http://www.worldspacecenter.org

Space (and Society) in the Media

"Are We Alone" / SETI Radio Network
(hosted by Dr. Seth Shostak)

http://www.seti.org/site/pp.asp?c=ktJ2J9MMIsE&b=178892

"Explorations in Science"
(hosted by Dr. Micho Kaku)

http://www.mkaku.org/explorations/

"Planetary Radio" (The Planetary Society)

http://planetary.org/radio/

"(The) Space Show"
(hosted by Dr. David Livingston)

http://www.thespaceshow.com/

Space-Related Online Stores

The Space Store

http://www.thespacestore.com

Related Sites:  Other Social Sciences / Humanities / Misc.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of
America (SFWA)

http://www.sfwa.org/

Space Quotes to Ponder

http://www.spacequotes.com