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The Space Technology Hall of Fame was created in 1988 by the Space Foundation with cooperation from NASA and is administered by the Space Foundation. [12] ...
An initial list of candidates was generated by the International Academy of Astronautics and the final choices were made by the New Mexico Governor's Committee of the International Space Hall of Fame. [2] Most inductees join the hall of fame in October, but Jack Lousma and Gordon Fullerton were inducted in March 1982 at the runway where their ...
International Space Hall of Fame. New Mexico Museum of Space History. France. Luigi G. Napolitano Award. International Astronautical Congress. Young scientist, below 30 years of age, who has contributed significantly to the advancement of the aerospace science. United States. Lunar Lander Challenge.
The International Space Hall of Fame honors persons who have made great contributions to the advancement of space flight and technology. One of the museum exhibits is a collection of photos and biographies of inductees. Induction is held each year, typically in October.
In 2022, Puig-Suari was inducted into the Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame for his work developing and popularizing the CubeSat standard. [5] That same year, Puig-Suari was also awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi , one of the highest civil distinctions awarded in Catalonia, by the Generalitat de Catalunya .
The Astronaut Hall of Fame was opened on October 29, 1990, by the U.S. Space Camp Foundation, which was the first owner of the facility. It was located next to the Florida branch of Space Camp. [2] The Hall of Fame closed for several months in 2002 when U.S. Space Camp Foundation's creditors foreclosed on the property due to low attendance and ...
Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, on October 17, 1956, [1] [2] the youngest of three children of Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Jemison (née Green). [3] Her father was a maintenance supervisor for a charity organization, and her mother worked most of her career as an elementary school teacher of English and math at the Ludwig van Beethoven Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois.
He retired from Northrop Grumman in September 2002 to become the President of Aerospace Technology, an engineering consulting organization in Cleveland, Ohio. [6] Bluford was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1997, [11] the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2010, [14] and the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2019. [15]