GEORGE M. LOW SPACE TRANSPORTATION AWARD

Established in 1988, this award honors the achievements in space transportation by Dr. George M. Low, who played a leading role in planning and executing all of the Apollo missions, and originated the plans for the first manned lunar orbital flight - Apollo 8.

The award is presented for a timely, outstanding contribution to the field of space transportation and is presented biennially (in even-numbered years) at the AIAA Space Conference and Exhibition.

See the AIAA Awards web page for nomination instructions and technical awards procedure.

Past Recipients

1988 - Eberhard F. Rees

1990 - Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.

1992 - Alan M. Lovelace

1994 - David W. Thompson, Orbital Sciences Corporation

1996 - Delta Launch Vehicle Team: Thomas D. Burson, Leader

1998 - Laurence A. Price, Lockheed Martin Corporation

2000 - James Masser, SeaLaunch

2002 - William J. Escher, SAIC

2004 - John C. Karas

2006 - Burt Rutan, Scaled Composites