Apr 4 1930

From The Space Library

The American Interplanetary Society, later the American Rocket Society (ARS), founded in New York City by David Lasser, G. Edward Pendray, Fletcher Pratt, and nine others, for the "promotion of interest in and experimentation toward interplanetary expeditions and travel."

Invited to the first evening of discussion were C.P. Mason, Adolph L. Fierst, Nathan Schachner, Warren Fitzgerald, Laurence Manning, Fletcher Pratt, William Lemkin, David Lasser and the host for the evening was G. Edward Pendray.