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There are 80 days left until CSP 23 Sept. 06 - 08, 2013
SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD
of the North East Region of the
Astronomical League (NERAL)
In Recognition of his many years of Service to the League as a Member,
Secretary,
and Vice President of the Astronomical Society of New Haven,
His Many Free ATM Workshops for the Public Through The Cosmic
Culture Grant,
His Building Telescopes Using Recycled Materials Workshop
given at Ansonia Nature Recreation Center in Connecticut,
use of Innovative Components in Amateur Telescope Making such as the
Hiss Mount, the Diving Board Focuser, the Mixing Ball and Bowling
Ball Mountings,
his Decades of Service as an Astronomy Educator and Sidewalk
Astronomer
who has provided inspiration to the general public,
we hereby present this Special Service Award to
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when the space shuttle Challenger launched on mission STS-7. As one of the three mission specialists on the STS-7 mission, she played a vital role in helping the crew deploy communications satellites, conduct experiments and make use of the first Shuttle Pallet Satellite. In this image, Dr. Ride sits in the aft flight deck mission specialist's seat during deorbit preparations. › Read more about Sally Ride's historic flight. Image Credit: NASA
The first suborbital rocket launch from Spaceport America funded by NASA's Flight Opportunities Program to carry multiple space technology payloads will launch on June 21.
A NASA scientist, whose research and leadership helped revolutionize planetary probe and sample return technology, today received an award for his work.
