Association of Autonomous Astronauts

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AAA logo

The Association of Autonomous Astronauts is a Neoist art collective that portrays itself as a world-wide network of community based groups dedicated to building their own spaceships. The AAA was founded 23 April 1995.

Relevant quotes

"The days of this society are numbered. Its reasons and its merits have been weighed in the balance and found wanting; its inhabitants are divided into two parties, one of which wants to build its own spaceships and leave this world behind."

"Prisoners of the Earth: come out!"

"Space travel by any means necessary"

"Reclaim the stars!", East London AAA

"Above the paving stones, the stars"

"Space is the place", Sun Ra

"The next step to growing up is going up!"

Timeline

23 April 1995: Launch of the Association of Autonomous Astronauts in the grounds of Windsor Castle, UK.
23 April 1996: Publication of 1st Annual Report: "Here Comes Everybody!"
23 April 1997: Publication of 2nd Annual Report: "Dreamtime Is Upon Us!"
21st - 22 June 1997: 1st Intergalactic Conference – Public Netbase, Vienna, Austria
23 April 1998: Publication of 3rd Annual Report: "Moving in Several Directions At Once!"
18th -19 April 1998: Intergalactic Conference – Link Centre, Bologna, Italy
23 April 1999: Publication of 4th Annual Report: "Space Travel By Any Means Necessary!"
18th – June 27 1999: Space 1999: Ten Days Which Shook The Universe – various venues, London, UK. http://www.deepdisc.com/space1999/
23 April 2000: Publication of 5th Annual Report: "See You In Space!"

AAA groups and links

AAA-list : AAA-list@yahoogroups.com
AAA 333 Bologna
AAA Anzio
AAA Vienna : http://aaa.t0.or.at
Raido AAA : http://www.uncarved.org/aaa.html
Nomad AAA
AAA Glasgow Cabal
Disconaut AAA http://www.uncarved.org/disconaut/
Dionysian AAA : http://www.angelfire.com/id/ASP/DAAA.html
Inner City AAA
East London AAA
Jungle AAA : http://socialfiction.org/jungleaaa
Oceania AAA : http://www.deepdisc.com/aaa
AAA Aotearoa
AAA Insurgent Cosmos
AAA Toronto
AAA Noordung : http://www.nskstate.com/noordung/index.php
AAA Argentina
AAA Paris Nord
AAA Paris Sud
AAA Montpellier
AAA Amsterdam/Area 23
Forum AAA Rosko (Fr) : http://www.rezoweb.com/forum/technologie/aaaroskoforum.shtml
"Quitter la gravité", the AAA book in French (Editions de L'Eclat, 2001) : http://www.lyber-eclat.net/lyber/aaa/quitter_la_gravite.html

Music

"Rave In Space" CD (2000)

Influences on other subcultures

Datacide magazine : http://datacide.c8.com
London Psychogeographical Association : http://www.unpopular.demon.co.uk/lpa/organisations/lpa.html
Gigabrother : http://www.gigabrother.com
Chris.P. : http://mielle.club.fr/moi.htm
The Situationist International : http://www.bopsecrets.org/SI/12.space.htm

External links

Escape from Gravity - The Dreamtime Mission Revisited: Dee takes a flight of fantasy with The Association of Autonomous Astronauts from Fringecore magazine
Mondo Mythopoesis by Stewart Home in Variant webzine