News and Upcoming Events


May Program. Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 7 PM

HAL5 Monthly program on "Space Transportation Infrastructure Supported By Propellant Depots" with Mr. David Smitherman, Technical Manager, NASA MSFC Advanced Concepts Office. Mr. Smitherman's talk will be focused on a possible future space transportation infrastructure concept that uses propellant depots as a means to support reusable in-space transportation systems. The talk titled "Space Transportation Infrastructure Supported By Propellant Depots" is from published work with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

The event is free and open to the general public. A social will follow.

In addition, we will have our annual officers' election. All positions are up for grab. There is no nominating committee, so if you are interested, just email us at the link on the bottom of the page and we will put your name on the ballot or you can show up in person. The position is for 1 year starting July 1. You must be a current HAL5 member at time of the election. Membership in the National Space Society, our parent organization is preferred but not required. The positions are: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Education Outreach, Membership and Publicity. If you are interested in running or just want to be more involved, just drop us an email using the contact link at the bottom of this page.

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HAL5 Got a New Mailing Address

Everyone is watching their budget and so are we. With ISDC 2011 over, we are going to a smaller PO Box. The new mailing address effective January 14, 2012. Please direct all mail and membership form to the new address.

Huntsville AL L5 Society (HAL5)
PO Box 12571
Huntsville, AL 35815


HAL5 is NSS Chapter of the Year for 2010

Once again, we are the best chapter in NSS! At the 2011 ISDC in Huntsville this past May, HAL5 was awarded the NSS Chapter of the Year award for 2010! Thank you, our members and guests, and HAL5 officers for making this possible.

Would You Like to Speak to HAL5?

Would you like to give a talk to HAL5 on subjects related to space, space exploration, space science, space tourism, technology, aerospace technologies, planetary defense, and STEM? If you do, please .

HAL5 Officers' Meeting

Members and general public are welcome to attend the HAL5 Executive Officers' meetings. Second Thursday of each month, except for holidays, at 6 pm at Denny's on University Drive.

Project HALO Regular Work Night

Open to all current HAL5 members. We meet on Wednesdays from 7 PM to 9:30 PM at Steve's except for holidays and other conflicts. If you are interested, please .


International Space Development Conference 2012

ISDC 2012. Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-28, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Click here to visit the ISDC 2012 website.