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| Abbreviation | USRA |
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| Formation | March 12, 1969 |
| Founder | James E. Webb et al. |
| Founded at | Washington, D.C. |
| Legal status | Nonprofit organization |
| Purpose | "To advance the space- and aeronautics-related sciences"[1] |
| Headquarters | 425 3rd Street SW Suite 950 Washington DC 20024 |
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Region | Multinational |
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Official language | English |
President | Jeffrey Isaacson |
Chair of the board of trustees | Gen. Lester L. Lyles (ret.) |
| Subsidiaries | Lunar and Planetary Institute |
| Affiliations | NASA |
| Website | www |
The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) was incorporated on March 12, 1969, in Washington, D.C. as a private, nonprofit corporation under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Institutional membership in the association currently stands at 113 universities. All member institutions have graduate programs in space sciences or technology. Besides the 98 member institutions in the United States, there are two member institutions in Canada, four in Europe, two in Israel, one in Australia and one in New Zealand, one in Hong Kong, two in Korea and two in the United Kingdom.[2][3]
- ^ "Purpose & Mission". USRA.edu. Universities Space Research Association. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "The History of USRA". USRA. Archived from the original on October 24, 2006. Retrieved October 31, 2006.
- ^ "All Member Universities". USRA.