 ASTRA's aim, as stated in Article 3, of their Memorandum of Association is "to promote the advancement of knowledge and the spread of education and particularly the dissemination of knowledge on space activities and all branches of science pertaining to such activities, and to stimulate public interest therein".This aim is distilled on the official ASTRA website, where the society states, on its "About ASTRA" page, that it has two objectives