THE JOURNAL OF ASTROSOCIOLOGY VOLUME 1

ABOUT THE ASTROSOCIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEThe Astrosociology Research Institute (ARI) is a registered 501(c)(3) organization andCalifornia nonprofit public benefit educational corporation dedicated to the development ofastrosociology as a multidisciplinary academic field consisting of the social and behavioralsciences, humanities, and the arts. Astrosociology is defined as the study of astrosocialphenomena (i.e., social, cultural, and behavioral patterns related to outer space). ARI seeks tobuild and foster cutting-edge astrosociological research, support the development ofastrosociology into academia, and provide students interested in astrosociology withopportunities to contribute to the study of astrosocial phenomena. ARI’s development ofastrosociology serves to unite interested theoreticians, researchers, scholars, and studentstogether so they may more easily collaborate on space issues from a broad social-scientificperspective that is, a concentration on the human dimension. Moreover, the AstrosociologyResearch Institute is not a space advocacy group. Rather, ARI dedicates itself to conductingscience and to helping others do the same so that we may all construct a coherentastrosociological body of knowledge and related literature, and place the field of astrosociologyinto academia as a permanent fixture.Board of DirectorsChristopher M. Hearsey, ChairmanDr. Jim PassDr. Kathleen D. ToerpeGeoffrey NotkinRenato Rivera RuscaDr. Simone CarotiOfficersJim Pass, Ph.D.Chief Executive OfficerChristopher M. Hearsey, M.S., J.D.Secretary-TreasurerKathleen D. Toerpe, Ph.D.Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Programs and Special ProjectsKatrina Jackson, M.S.Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Public Outreach and EducationRenato Rivera Rusca, M.A.Deputy Chief Executive Officer for International Outreach and EducationSimone Caroti, Ph.D.Assistant Secretary© 2015 Astrosociology Research Institutei