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Posted by baalke on February 9, 2006, 12:21 pm
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http://news.spacefoundation.org/index.cfm?releaseid=4C1A1C0C-9399-02E6-E4289467855F3675
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Space Foundation honors NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with Jack
Swigert Award for Space Exploration
Contact:
Stephanie Fibbs
Manager, Communications & Media Relations
719-576-8000 stephanie@spacefoundation.org
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 8, 2006) The Space Foundation announced
today that NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the 2006 recipient of
the
Jack Swigert Award for Space Exploration. The award, which honors the
memory of Apollo 13 astronaut and Colorado Congressman-elect Jack
Swigert, will be presented Monday, April 3 in Colorado Springs during
the Opening Ceremony of the 22nd National Space Symposium.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) was chosen as the recipient for its
successful management and operation of a vibrant portfolio of inspiring
space exploration programs including the Mars Global Surveyor, the
Cassini-Huygens probe to Saturn and its moon Titan, the Stardust
spacecraft, the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, the
Spitzer Space Telescope, the Deep Impact mission, and the Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter.
"JPL continues to blaze new trails of exploration and expand the edges
of our known world," said Elliot G. Pulham, president and chief
executive officer of the Space Foundation. "We are pleased to honor JPL
for its ongoing work to venture into the unknown and report to the
world
what it finds."
The Space Foundation was founded in 1983, in part to honor the memory
and accomplishments of astronaut John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr. The Space
Foundation created the Jack Swigert Award for Space Exploration in 2004
in tribute to his enduring legacy of space exploration. The NASA Mars
Exploration Team from JPL was the first recipient of the award. The
2005
recipient was President George W. Bush.
A Colorado native, Swigert served with CAPT James Lovell, USN
(Retired),
and Fred Haise on the legendary Apollo 13 lunar mission, which was
aborted after the perilous rupture of an oxygen tank en route to the
moon. People around the world watched as NASA overcame tremendous odds
to return the crew safely to Earth. Before joining the Apollo program,
Swigert served with the U.S. Air Force as a combat pilot in Japan and
Korea and then as an engineering test pilot for North American
Aviation,
Inc. and Pratt and Whitney. In 1982, he was elected to the U.S. House
of
Representatives. He died of cancer before taking the oath of office.
The National Space Symposium is the premier annual space industry
conference, and is scheduled April 3-6, 2006, at The Broadmoor in
Colorado Springs. The programming theme for the 22nd National Space
Symposium is "One industry, go for launch." Dr. Michael Griffin,
administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, The
Honorable Dr. Ronald M. Sega, under secretary of the Air Force, The
Honorable Ken Calvert, United States House of Representatives, The
Honorable Mark Udall, United States House of Representatives, and Lt
Gen
C. Robert Kehler, USAF, deputy commander, United States Strategic
Command, are early confirmed speakers.
More than 7,000 commercial, civil, and national security space
professionals from around the world are expected to participate. The
event draws the most senior executive leadership from NASA and other
space and government agencies, the commercial space and satellite
broadcasting industry, research universities and academia, space
tourism
concerns, the Department of Defense, military space commands and the
global space industry.
The 22nd symposium also features the largest-ever exhibit hall in the
Lockheed Martin Exhibit Center. An updated program agenda, exhibitor
list, complete list of sponsors, and secure registration can be found
online at www.NationalSpaceSymposium.org .
About the Space Foundation
Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, the Space
Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that vigorously
advances
civil, commercial, and national security space endeavors and
educational
excellence. The Space Foundation has offices in Washington, D.C., and
Cape Canaveral, Fla. In addition to the National Space Symposium, the
Space Foundation annually conducts, along with its partnering
organizations, Inside Aerospace, April 24-25, 2006; Strategic Space and
Defense, 10-12 Oct. 2006, in Omaha, Neb.; and Florida Space. For more
information, visit www.SpaceFoundation.org .
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