Located within the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Anadolu University. He is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is a member of American Astronautical Society and International Academy of Astronautics. He served as President of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1999. There is one located at the Museum of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cuatro Vientos (Madrid) Spain. It is focused on the study of astronomy, aerospace engineering and astronautics. Grissom posthumously received AIAA's Haley Astronautics Award for 1968. This room also hosts lectures on astronomy and astronautics. They were awarded AIAA's 1974 Haley Astronautics Award. He was awarded the AIAA Haley Astronautics Award for 1967. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was the father of theoretical astronautics. Pylon Air Racing and Director of Columbia Astronautics. The matter was taken up by the House Committee on Science and Astronautics. He has taught courses in introductory astronautics, linear control system analysis and design. He is regarded by many as the father of practical astronautics.