| Type: | Professional organization |
| Key People: | Lei Fanpei |
| Chinese Society of Astronautics | |
| Abbreviation: | CSA |
| Founded Date: | 23 October 1979 |
| Founder: | Qian Xuesen Ren Xinmin Zhang Zhenhuan |
| Location: | Haidian District, Beijing, China |
| Area Served: | China |
| Focus: | Space |
| Num Members: | 30,000 |
| Parent Organization: | China Association for Science and Technology |
The Chinese Society of Astronautics (; abbreviated CSA) is a professional association of individuals with an interest in space. As of 2019, the society has 38 specialized committees and 179 working committees with more than 30,000 individual members.[1]
The initial concept of the Chinese Society of Astronautics was proposed in 1977 and accepted by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST). The Chinese Society of Astronautics was founded by Qian Xuesen, Ren Xinmin and Zhang Zhenhuan on October 23, 1979. In September 1980 it became a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).[2]
| No. | Name | Chinese name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese: 任新民 | ||
| 2 | Ren Xinmin | Chinese: 任新民 | |
| 3 | Chinese: 刘纪原 | ||
| 4 | Liu Jiyuan | Chinese: 刘纪原 | |
| 5 | Chinese: 马兴瑞 | ||
| 6 | Chinese: 雷凡培 | ||
| 7 | Lei Fanpei | 雷凡培 | |