The National Space Society announced a space song writing contest in 1997 to "raise filk songs from obscurity". The songs could be in any style but needed a space inspired theme. In 1998 the following 10 songs (from 28 entries) were selected as the top finishers and Mike Penkava performed the winning entry at the 1998 NSS Conference.
1 Now's the Time to Touch a Star - Mike Penkava
2 Queen Isabella, Where Are You? - Leslie Fish performed by Kristoph Klover
3 Big Blue Sky - Stan Clardy
4 The Voyagers - Charles Morley
5 Don't You Know There's Space Out There - Wendy Sayvetz
6 Frontier Creature - Elaine Walker
7 Delta Clipper - Leslie Fish
8 The Battle Hymn for Space - Carol & Erika Johnson
9 The Next Age Has Begun - Chris Carberry
10 Come Up! - Claire Stephens
Included on the To Touch the Stars CD from Prometheus Music.