KenRuffin

Since 2011, Ken Ruffin, a former aerospace engineering student, has essentially been the president of the National Space Society of North Texas (NSS-NT) presenting to well over 200 audiences on present and anticipated space missions, to attendees of all ages. Ken has launched NSS-NT to earn the “NSS Chapter of the Year Award” six years, as well as to earn the “NSS Excellence in Public Outreach Award” seven other years, therefore earning either of the top two NSS worldwide chapter awards during each year from 2013-2025, inclusive. Also, Ken was awarded the “NSS Chapter Leader Award” in 2018 and in 2023. Additionally, Ken has been reelected to the NSS Board of Directors, he has been appointed to the NSS Board of Advisors, and he is an active NSS Space Ambassador. Furthermore, Ken has been interviewed dozens of times by TV and cable news stations in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex, discussing local space events, as well as rocket launches, NASA robotic missions, suborbital and orbital space tourist missions, and crewed Expeditions aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Last but not least, Ken contracts with companies and organizations within the space industry, supplementing their outreach to inform the public about the spacecraft or products they develop and/or the services they provide.