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Remembering Hill Award Recipient CAPT John Young

Former Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle astronaut CAPT John Young, USN (Ret.), died on Jan. 6, at the age of 87. Young, who walked on the Moon during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972, and piloted the first Space Shuttle in 1981, is the only astronaut to have piloted four different classes of spacecraft: Gemini,…

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Astronauts Armstrong and Ride Honored at Hill Award Luncheon

NASA astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Sally K. Ride, Ph.D., both of whom died in 2012, were honored April 10 at the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award luncheon, co-sponsored by The Boeing Company. This is the first time the award has been presented posthumously. The General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement…

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Armstrong, Ride Honored at Hill Award Luncheon

NASA astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Sally K. Ride, Ph.D., both of whom died in 2012, were honored April 10 at the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award luncheon, co-sponsored by The Boeing Company. This is the first time the award has been presented posthumously. The General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement…

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Moorman Accepts Hill Award

The Space Foundation’s most prestigious award, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award was presented to Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF, Ret., former vice chief of staff of the USAF, former head of Air Force Space Command and former chief of staff of the National Reconnaissance Office, at a special luncheon co-sponsored…

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Gen. Moorman is 2012 Hill Award Recipient

 Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF, Ret., former vice chief of staff of the Air Force will be presented with the Space Foundation’s highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, at a special luncheon sponsored by Raytheon on April 18, 2012, at the 28th National Space Symposium at The Broadmoor Hotel…

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Elachi Honored With Hill Award

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 14, 2011) — Yesterday, the Space Foundation presented its highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, to Charles Elachi, Ph.D., director of the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) and vice president of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif. The award was presented by William F. Ballhaus,…

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Elachi Named Recipient of 2011 Hill Award

Charles Elachi, Ph.D., director of the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) and vice president of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., is the 2011 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award recipient. He will be honored at the 27th National Space Symposium next April in Colorado Springs, Colo. As the Space Foundation’s highest honor,…

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Hill Award Goes to John Young

The Space Foundation Board of Directors has selected former Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle Astronaut CAPT John Young, USN (Retired), for the Foundation’s highest honor – the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. The award will be presented at a special luncheon event on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, during the 26th National Space…

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Legendary Astronaut John Young to Receive Hill Award

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 22, 2010) — The Space Foundation Board of Directors has selected former Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle Astronaut Captain John Young, USN (Retired), for the Foundation’s highest honor – the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award. The award will be presented at a special luncheon event on Wednesday, April…

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Space Foundation Accepting Nominations for 2004 General James E. Hill Award

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 4, 2003) — Nominations for the 2004 presentation of the Space Foundation’s highest individual honor are being accepted now through Oct. 17, 2003. The General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award is presented in memory of the Foundation’s long-time chairman, the late General James E. Hill, USAF (Retired). The Space…

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