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PRESS/PHOTO INFORMATION
5-01-08: Minor correction to 4-29-08 press release: Derek J. Hassman should be J. Derek Hassman. press release Word document.
Clear Lake High School Army JROTC and soloist Shari Wilkins. Download hi res copy. Photo credit: NASA.
Communicator Award Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and presenter Jeffrey Carr. Download hi res copy. Photo credit: NASA.
Emcee Miles O'Brien and National Space Trophy Winner Gene Cernan. Download hi res copy. Photo credit: NASA.
National Space Trophy Winner Gene Cernan. Download hi res copy. Photo credit: NASA.
Presenter of Omega Watch, Tom Stafford, and Gene Cernan. Download hi res copy. Photo credit: NASA.
Cover of 2008 program by artist Pat Rawlings. Download hi res photo of framed portrait that will be on display at Space Center Houston for the next year. Photo credit: RNASA.
. Stellar Award winners in all categories. Back row L to R: Williams (presenting), Knarr, Welsh, Harris, Finchum, Sweeney, Mulqueen, Martin, Francois, Romanofsky, Melvin (presenting). Front row: Liebman, Thomas, Peterson, Stuart, Laird, Parker, Pilet, Feeley, Nielson, Gunn-Gulkin. Not pictured: Kharmats, Lewis, Vane.
Click here to download a high resolution version of this photo. Photo credit: NASA.
More photos will be posted as they are processed. Please send requests to Marianne Dyson.
4-26-08: A list of the 2008 Stellar Award winners announced at the banquet are posted on the Stellar Winners 2008 page. NASA photos of the Stellar winners are also posted on that page.
2-26-08: The Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation has selected renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, PhD, to receive the 2008 Space Communicator Award. The citation reads, “in recognition of his immense contributions to the public’s understanding of and appreciation for the importance of space exploration.” Tyson is an astrophysicist and the Frederick P. Rose director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Read press release, Word document.
A photo of Dr. Tyson is available upon request to Marianne Dyson. Additional biographical data on Dr. Tyson is available on his Web site.
1-30-08: The Board of Advisors of the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation selected Captain Eugene “Gene” Cernan, USN (Ret.) to receive its highest honor, the National Space Trophy for 2008. The award has been presented annually for the past 22 years to an individual who has excelled in furthering national goals in the field of space.
Captain Cernan’s citation reads, “For outstanding achievements as an astronaut. Second American to walk in space (Gemini IX); crew member on second flight to the moon (Apollo X); and Commander of the last landing on the moon (Apollo XVII); and as an advocate for space exploration and education.”
Cernan received his award at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Houston on Friday, April 25, 2008. CNN Correspondent Miles O'Brien served as Master of Ceremonies. Tom Short, President of Anadarko Industries, presented the trophy to Captain Cernan. More details on speakers on the event are posted on the agenda page.
Read press release, Word document.
Eugene Cernan's biography, Word document. This data is also posted on the 2008 winner page.
Eugene Cernan headshot, 300 dpi at 2.7 x 3.7 inches.
Cernan headshot, 72 dpi.
Gemini 9 mission patch, high resolution.
Gemini 9 spacewalk, high resolution.
Gemini 9 splashdown, high resolution. Caption: Astronauts Thomas Stafford (right) and Eugene Cernan wave to the crowd aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp as they emerge from their Gemini 9 capsule. John C. Stonesifer (far right), with the Manned Spacecraft Center's Landing and Recovery Division, was on board to greet the astronauts. NASA photo.
Apollo 10 mission patch, high resolution.
Apollo 17 mission patch, high resolution.
Apollo 10 portrait, medium resolution.
Cernan during Apollo 17 EVA, medium resolution.
Cernan salutes the flag during Apollo 17 EVA, medium resolution.
Please send requests for additional photos or biographical information of award winners and program participants to Marianne Dyson, or call 281.486.4747 to arrange for a fax of materials.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
2007
Gene Kranz Named 2007 Space Trophy Winner Word document press release
Please see Stellar Winners for names, citations and photos of 2007 Stellar Award winners. Gene Kranz's profile is at: 2007 winner. Photos of speakers from the 2007 banquet are linked through the: 2007 agenda.
RNASA President Floyd Bennett, Gene Kranz, Dr. Chris Kraft with the trophy,
High-resolution photos of Stellar Winners:Early Career Caption: L to R Reilly, Crouch, York, Mulqueen (for Scudder), Hopkins, Clifford, Higginbotham. Weigel not pictured.
Mid-Career, Caption L to R: Higginbotham, Leonard, Sparks, Singer, Doering, Sigur, Cuardos, Ceccacci, Reilly.
Late-Career, Caption L to R: Reilly, Lacefield, Beckett, Boardman, Brandenstein, Ecord, Savely, Higginbotham. Kennedy not pictured.
Team, Caption L to R: Higginbotham, Thomson, Arepalli, Cooper, Vajdos, Duxbury, Graf, Reilly.
The winners in all categories low res or high res.
Caption: Second row L to R: Brandenstein, Singer, Ceccacci, Thomson, Sigur, Lacefield, Clifford, Ecord. First row L to R: York, Doering, Hopkins, Arepalli, Saveley, Sparks, Graf, Vajdos, Cooper. Not pictured: Beckett, Boardman, Crouch, Cuardos, Duxbury, Kennedy, Scudder, Weigel.
2006
Please see Stellar Winners for names, citations and photos of 2006 Stellar Award winners. Col. Eileen Collins' profile is at: 2006 winner, and Mark Carreau's profile is at: Communicator Winners. Photos of speakers from the 2006 banquet are linked through the: 2006 agenda.
2005
Press information about the 2005 event, including press releases and Stellar Award winners, is archived here: 2005 Stellar Winners and Dr. Lunney's profile is at: 2005 Winner. Photos of speakers from 2005 banquet are here: agenda 2005.
Photos from events prior to 2005 are available on request.
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